Locals protest over genetically modified mosquito plan in Florida Keys
Locals protest over genetically modified mosquito plan in Florida Keys
Tags: Aedes, Genetic biocontrol, North America, Oxitec, Sterile insect technique (SIT)D. Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2021.
Sometime this year, somewhere in the Florida Keys, a British biotech company is expected to release millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes in an effort to breed out of existence an invasive species of bug responsible for the transmittal of deadly diseases like dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika. But, the pilot project in the Florida Keys remains controversial, and a large segment of people who live in the island chain are trying to stop it. About two dozen people gathered Sunday morning outside the Murray Nelson Government and Cultural Arts Center in Key Largo to protest the planned release of the lab-designed bugs.
