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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

We have the ability to severely curtail the mosquitoes that bite humans. And yet we don’t bother.

https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/mosquito-control/genetically-modified-mosquitoes.html

[-] UnrepentantAlgebra@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

They have released them in several places, even in the US surprisingly.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxitec

Sounds like it only recently got regulatory approval, and then there has to be some testing at each location before release.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Get you some dragonflies!

https://old.lemmy.world/comment/12060765

https://old.lemmy.world/comment/12059976

If you do the tiny pond thing, you'll also get hungry amphibians.

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