Genetically-modified mosquito plan offers hope for Keys, world

Tags: Aedes, Dengue, Genetic biocontrol, North America, Oxitec, Population suppression, Self limiting, Sterile insect technique (SIT)
P. Goodman, keynews.com, 2020.

On Aug. 18, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Board of Commissioners voted 4-to-1 to approve a trial using Oxitec’s second-generation genetically modified mosquitoes. If successful, this technology may help control mosquito borne diseases here in the future.GMM is one of three sterile