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Mosquito Mayhem—Florida Keys introduce Genetically Modified mosquitoes to fight disease-carrying mosquito species

Posted on April 19, 2021April 30, 2021 by Melissa P | 22192 Views | 13 min read

Image by Егор Камелев from Pixabay Genetically modified mosquitoes are like something out of a movie, and what better place for them to be released than in Florida… That’s right; the Florida Keys will soon be testing the effectiveness of genetically modified mosquitoes in small areas between mile markers 10 and 93 in an effort

Posted in Agriculture, Cities, NatureTagged Andes aegypti mosquito, dengue fever, Florida, florida insider, Florida Keys, florida mosquitoes, florida news, genetically modified mosquitoes, mosquitoes, Oxitec
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