This seems similar to phage therapy, in that the treatment continues to evolve along with the target.
The treatment in the above article is a fungus. "Despite being lethal to mosquitoes, the transgenic Metarhizium fungus is harmless in humans."
His biography is definitely worth reading as his life was entertaining to say the least.
I've been having some success with "mosquito dunks" in buckets here in Los Angeles but unless the neighbors do it to we still get bit
> This initiative introduces X-ray sterilized male mosquitoes in target areas as part of a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) pilot program
It is highly unlikely that x-ray sterilized male mosquitos would cause a human plague similar to malaria.
The article has mosquitos "releasing toxic proteins in their semen". Seems like the sterilization is a much better option. "We promise it's not toxic to humans" didn't turn out so well for RoundUp.
[1] https://www.glamosquito.org/2024-04-12-innovative-pilot-prog...
I just had a vision of Jeff Goldblum muttering something...
Obviously then, eliminating rice would have catastrophic consequences.
We've driven almost a thousand species to extinction so far, we ought to finally do one that actually deserves it.
Also, most of their lives is spent as aquatic larvae, not flying pests.
I don’t understand why mosquitos can develop resistance to chemicals but not a fungal infection, regardless of the delivery method. Can Raymond shed some light on this?
Nothing could possibly go wrong.
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