As the summer months began to arrive, the mosquitoes, the nightmares of many of us, gradually began to appear. While there are sprays and drugs to protect against the bites of these very nasty creatures, a company to solve this problem He developed an interesting method.

An insect tech company called Oxitec often comes up with ‘weird’ news. The project signed by the company this time is can kill female mosquitoes was to develop a new type of insect. Let’s take a look at the details of this controversial project together.

They kill female mosquitoes in nature and leave the males behind

You know that only female mosquitoes bite people. For this reason, Oxitec has produced a gene that will destroy female mosquitoes with a newly developed insect species. By adding a specific gene to mosquitoes from mosquitoes caught in Mexico called OX5034 A new species was obtained. This new species of male mosquitoes, when mated with a female in the wild, severely limits fertility. It kills the next generation of female mosquitoes. The company says only female mosquitoes bite, and their main target is through Aedes mosquitoes. prevent the transmission of yellow fever and other serious diseases to humans stated that.

Still, there are many people who disagree with the company and say it seriously harms the environment. According to the LA Times report, there are mosquito populations in a Brazilian neighborhood for this purpose reduced by 95 percent. claimed. It was said that most of the data about this application, which was made under the name of the Keys project, was not published. People in the region are insufficiently informed about the issue and “Try this is a bully” He claimed that everyone involved in the project was equally guilty.