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 @57a30817 @Terry @Electric Pants :prince_dance:  https://www.wsjm.com/2023/09/27/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-and-vaccines-what-you-need-to-know-about-dengue-fever/

Some regions take steps to control the mosquito population by removing places where mosquitoes lay eggs, killing eggs with larvicides and killing the adult population with adulticides. Others use methods include the use of genetically modified mosquitoes, which have been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in some counties in Texas and Florida.
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theyre doing a media thing, spraying insecticides for mosquitos in an extension of gmo mosquito releases and covid policy