MONROE COUNTY — The private bio-tech company Oxitec has received state approval to conduct a second round of test releases of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys, and the
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Genetically Modified Mosquitos to Be Released in Florida Keys
In an effort to fight insect-borne viruses like Zika, dengue fever and malaria, genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in the Florida Keys.
U.K.-based biotechnology company Oxitec has partnered with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District in an effort to control the invasive and disease-spreading female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the region.
Oxitec s male mosquitoes which don t bite, unlike the recently-discovered yellow fever-carrying Aedes scapularis mosquitoes will be introduced in small areas in a select number of neighborhoods between mile markers 10 and 93 in the Keys.
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In an effort to fight insect-borneviruses like Zika, dengue fever and malaria, genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in the Florida Keys.
U.K.-basedbiotechnology company Oxitec has partnered with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District in an effort to control the invasive and disease-spreading female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the region.
Oxitec s male mosquitoes which don t bite, unlike the recently-discovered yellow fever-carrying Aedes scapularis mosquitoes will be introduced in small areas in a select number of neighborhoods between mile markers 10 and 93 in the Keys.
In a statement released by Oxitec, the British-based biotech company said the initial release of its genetically modified OX5034 Aedes aegypti mosquito was âexpected to be in operation no earlier than April 2021,â leaving many residents to wonder exactly when the release will be.
The question looms large while the Florida Keys community looks to the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, a tax-supported entity, for answers. Neither the district nor Oxitec has publicly announced where or when the releases will occur. Oxitec has previously said the target areas lie between Mile Marker 10 and Mile Marker 93.
Oxitecâs information is proprietary as a private for-profit entity contracted by the local bug board.