Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni...
by rofws on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:41AM
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Do mosquitos aid the ecosystem in any other way, apart from being food for insects?
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Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni...
by bedobi on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @07:16AM
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No. This species is invasive everywhere outside Africa, constitutes only a tiny fraction of the mosquito population where they exist, and doesn't fill any meaningful ecological role anywhere.