Debugging: Google requests permission to release 32m mosquitoes in California and Florida
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Company asks US government to release army of sterile male mosquitoes to lower number of illness-spreading bugs
  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Sterile mosquitoes. Which is actually a highly effective strategy for lowering mosquito populations. Also, only the females bite you - the male mosquito’s entire purpose in life, with no exaggeration, is to bang and then die.

    • Paper_Phrog@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 days ago

      I dont see it explained, but wouldn’t this cause catastrophic issues with the ecosystem? Bats and such rely on them. How will this not cause a collapse?