Re:Google is releasing 20M bacteria-infected mosquitoes in F...
by 3131s on Friday July 14, 2017 @10:57PM
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It doesn't really explain though. Are the sensors detecting something chemically unique to males / females? Or are they taking images of each mosquito and differentiating between them with ML?
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Re:Google is releasing 20M bacteria-infected mosquitoes in F...
by turbohedgehog on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:02PM
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I believe one way is to generate a frequency similar to female wingbeat frequency that attracts male mosquitoes and separate them that way. I am unsure if there is a difference in the frequency between genders.
Re:Google is releasing 20M bacteria-infected mosquitoes in F...
by diggernet on Saturday July 15, 2017 @01:18AM
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There absolutely is a difference in sound. If you hear a mosquito, it's female. Males are silent.
Re:Google is releasing 20M bacteria-infected mosquitoes in F...
by fujipadam on Saturday July 15, 2017 @03:50AM
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This is how the photo fence from intellectual ventures detects and destroys female mosquitoes.Unfortunately they never released that tech as open source