Why Is Florida Releasing 750 Million GMO Mosquitoes?

[@sanjit8213]

lots of scary buzzword: GMO, mosquito, FLORIDA...

[@Soraviel]

How the hell are these words scary, it's just science jargon.

[@mohit5496]

👆 this guy did not get the joke

[@alexmediagroup8971]

@@SoravielFlorida is scary bro

[@inceldestroyer1069]

Hes right.

[@wesleyhempoli5548]

@@Soraviel said the peanut brain that ends a question with a comma.

[@admiralsunshine]

I've been in Florida my whole life and the mosquitoes now in December 2022 are completely out of control. They are numerous, unusually aggressive, out during the day, and the fall chill has not made them retreat underground. Mosquitoes in rural Florida have always been small and all black, I've never seen striped mosquitoes in the woods before. The striped variety generally stay in urban areas and are opportunistic and sneaky rather than swarmers. Some of what I've read anecdotally from Brazil is that the altered males interbred with other wild mosquito varieties and offspring share traits physical/behavioral/etc. This stands up well to what I'm seeing now. If only someone could have seen this coming, like the more than 200,000 Florida Keys residents who signed a petition and were painted as dumb hicks

[@MrPolandball]

Now there’s malaria outbreak in florida

[@DirtyShishKabob]

Now we have to deal with malaria... look into Bill gates project

[@charlesmrader]

@@MrPolandball The cases of malaria in Florida are NOT anywhere near where the Oxitec mosquitoes were released.

[@scottwilliams9668]

I’m in Ontario Canada, and this is hitting us hard now!! I can’t even take my daughter to the park, and they’re not just at night anymore. They’re throughout the day now. I’m being attacked in 10 degree Celsius weather.

[@Stormforgd]

You think they can't travel?@@charlesmrader

[@Snabel]

Its 2020 nothing could go wrong right?

[@peterthongborisute3218]

Hahahaha.... no?

[@decembersunita]

😂

[@unbeatableox3846]

Yes. Nothing

[@stevechance150]

Genetically modified mosquitoes, released into the wild, in 2020... Do you want a zombie apocalypse, 'cause this is how you get a zombie apocalypse.

[@amenoxblitz7317]

@@stevechance150 more like getting more conspiracies

[@thegoldengriffin6377]

Comment section: 99% Florida Man memes 1% Science

[@kenj4136]

.000001% comment meta analysis 😀

[@xxgimpl0rdxx22]

Science? What? No. This is a yt comment section.

[@thegoldengriffin6377]

@@xxgimpl0rdxx22 makes sense why there's just memes here it's like twitch chat

[@boogiethekingtm5413]

Were is this 1% you speak of 😂 always looking for that side of the comment section

[@artsymamanana]

And now, suddenly malaria has just struck Florida.

[@charlesmrader]

This is an extraordinarily stupid comment. Malaria is carried by mosquitoes in a totally different genus. Malaria is caused by a microbe, where as the Aedes mosquitoes carry viruses. The released Oxitec mosquitoes were in the Florida keys, hundreds of miles away from Sarasota county, where the malaria cases were found.

[@ionseven]

_Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on earth._ "Meh that's just the great outdoors." _Sharks, by comparison, only kill about 4 people a year._ "I'm never going in the ocean ever again."

[@nezotours]

You are wrong, Homo Sapiens is the deadliest of all living beings on earth...

[@will9001asd]

Its why I don't go outside

[@guyonthecouch007]

Yea but not everyone spends the majority of their lives in the water.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Such a weird human trait... Some people sadly compared Covid-19 and Influeza the same way...

[@MrDanisve]

@Rolli Nia Not here in Norway, building code is so strict now not even a molecule of air can find its way into a home. Well unless you leave the door open at night with the lights on, but then you are begging for it. Since i moved into this place i dont think ive ever seen a mosquito inside. About 5 years. Spent a night in a tent this summer, got visited by billions of them. Got like 40 years worth of bites in just one evening.

[@Sciencerely]

As a human biologist, I think it's amazing how CRISPR Cas9 gene editing have enabled so many different new fields of research. Besides the mosquitoes GMOs, CRISPR Cas9 has also been effectively been used to modify crops and making them more fertile or to correct mutations in animals suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (I made a video about CRISPR/Cas9 editing a long time ago). Compared to previous gene editing tools CRISPR/Cas9 is much more specific, effective and very easy to use. Those are some of the reasons why Doudna & Charpentier were awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year!

[@tea4223]

Thanks for the info...👍

[@User9681e]

Still not much effective directly on humans because of immune response but for embro editing it's great

[@JoJo-px2um]

They won the Chemistry price

[@myramedicinewindkay813]

GMO food has no tadye & is not nourishing. It has no Spirit.To be such egomaniacs that they mess with animals, much less humans will create the downfall of what Hopi's call the 4th World. Lack of Gratitude to Creator & Greed caused the other 3 downfalls. When Corporations gained the status of "entity", began this powergrab. Man can't Create a Soul. The Biltaberger's want Soul-less slaves, without Conscience. Are you all do stupid you can't understand where all this GMO is leading us? Natural Law is all we need. Artificial, synthetic, plastic, goes against this. If someone gets a disease, that is a way of working off Karma, Cause & Effect. Man is not Creator. Period. The ERA of Thinking & Doing is about to crash. With the Poleshift, we will go back to the state of Nurturing, of just BEING.

[@michaelesposito2629]

I like how you’re ignoring any and all potential harmful possibilities. It’s all sunshine , rainbows, and GMO bunny rabbits in your world lol

[@posterizedsoul4810]

2020: Already has been a bad year Florida: Here's a gift form our side.

[@x_ph1l]

Florida keeps on giving!

[@Psychospheres]

Sounds like a positive on their part.

[@miss.apprehended]

it's Bill Gates's doing; just like he's involved in plenty other schemes that prop up this plandem!c- Oxitec is a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded/founded organization.

[@Hyraethian]

@@miss.apprehended If this project has Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Funding then Id like to go from 100% on board to 110% on board.

[@LittleRainGames]

@ֆђคภภ๏ภ Ꮛɭץรรค lol no... bill gates is a good man. shows how you are most likely autistic as you have a horrible judge of character. you can see it in Bills eyes that he is good, if you were autistic you wouldnt be able yo tell. like you can see how Kenneth Copeland is clearly the devil.

[@jonbarlock848]

In 2023 there are cases of molaria in FL and Texas. Those are the two states mentioned in this video. Coincidence???

[@crazyboss3438]

Bioweapon…

[@charlottebarham7722]

this breed of mosquito doesn't carry malaria.

[@lolok1099]

Maybe those counties have the most mosquitoes bozo

[@watema3381]

Do this EVERYWHERE. PLEASE. _PLEASE!!!_ We _need_ this amazing technology in Africa. So many people die a year from Malaria alone.

[@danielhu6485]

@Vinny Yeh, well hopefully everything turns out well. It’s a risk, but the benefits outweighs the alternatives

[@tubester4567]

@@danielhu6485 Thats not true though. There are huge anti-malaria programs in Africa and worldwide run by western countries and world health organisations like WHO. Eradicating malaria is one of the biggest health initiatives in the world and has been for many years. Malaria is a problem in about 100 countries, but millions of visitors and tourists from safe countries are at risk too. Its a serious problem for everyone. Western scientists have been working on anti-malaria medicines for decades and vaccines. There are several drugs available to cure malaria for most people, and to protect you getting it. Rich westerners like Bill Gates has given 1 billion dollars for a malaria eradication program. Africa is at high risk because of the climate and many people live in poorer and rural areas with poor medical support and infrastructure . Most at risk are the very young, children, who can get sick and die quickly before getting access to medical treatment. Its just not true to say nobody cares, or nobody is working on it. Eradicating malaria is one of the biggest health initiatives in the world.

[@danielhu6485]

@@tubester4567 Ok I did exaggerate it a bit, but it's still undeniable that people react with greater care when tragedy happens in a first-world country, as compared to a third-world country

[@anustubhmishra]

i live in india and i got dengue last year.... IT IS NOT FUN. please bring it here ant other places that need it

[@tincoeani9529]

Thank god Africa isn't the actual guinea pig for the first trials x)

[@fireball75677]

Did anyone have their skin crawl when looking at all those Mosquitoes?

[@Matt0sh]

No

[@fkeita67]

no, my mind yes

[@lucasmeddison3018]

Nope

[@kogkita]

mine does and when i saw, it was just a centipede nothing unusual

[@shiv612.]

Me lol

[@robinseibel7540]

I'd be interested to see what effect such efforts have on bat populations. Bats are very effective mosquito neutralizers. Perhaps an effort to increase bat populations would be worthy.

[@Vc1fxae]

I guess the sequel of 2020 has a new script.

[@shaymary5247]

And ppl look forward to 2021... 😳😳😳

[@alexisguerrero3105]

No reason to fear 2021

[@shaymary5247]

@@alexisguerrero3105 every reason to, actually! 😑

[@alexisguerrero3105]

@@shaymary5247 explain 🧐

[@shaymary5247]

@@alexisguerrero3105 need I say more after this?: Since 9/11, USA went downhill. In 2012, the earth went thru an odd shift; more darkness occured after that (ie, birds suddenly dropping dead from the sky, illuminati leaked, odd sounds around the world, more UFO activity...). Now, here's 2020. The shit's hit the fan, but only the 1st portion. The tip of the iceberg has melted, & we're now being introduced to what's beneath! Imagine 2021. Bu then 2022 will also get worse. The saying, " It gets worse before it gets better" means that it'll take havoc to occur- complete chaos leading into order, just like the WW1 & esp, WW2 times but much worse... You'll see.

[@Melissa0774]

I wish they'd do something like this to try and get rid of Lyme disease ticks.

[@1995pieter]

Good one!

[@AboxofMonsters]

These prob are engineered. This one also has an agenda.

[@unassumingaccount395]

@@AboxofMonsters An agenda of... getting rid of malaria? Wow so bad!!!

[@connor863]

Same. I hate mosquitoes and ticks!

[@howardbaxter2514]

@@AboxofMonsters didn't know getting rid of the deadliest disease in the world, of which kills millions of animals (not just humans) EVERY year was an "agenda". There is literally no plus side for malaria to exist, and it would actually be a favor to the entire world if humans eradicated it.

[@gabrielmiraldo6006]

These GMO mosquitoes were tested in my hometown (Piracicaba - SP, Brazil). They were really helpful in terms of reduing the number of people having deseases related to Aedes Aegypti. Also, the city population noticed a great reduction in the number of this mosquito type.

[@User9681e]

Yeah hopefully the anti gmo people understand crisper is a tool that can be used both for good and bad take kitchen knife as an example helps cut food but can technically be used offensively But unlike a knife it's hard to use offensively at least till decent AI algs can predict and aid in design since everyone small gene change can have huge impact

[@samanthacalderon282]

Thank you for sharing! I was immediately concerned about the mosquitos being tested in other countries and possibly causing harm. I’m glad they were helpful!

[@User9681e]

@@samanthacalderon282 annihilation of parasitic mosquitos yay

[@ZackWolfMusic]

Hi from Salvador Brazil!

[@arnowisp6244]

@@samanthacalderon282 I wouldn't put bets on that. Sooner or later he'll realize that the benefits were just an illusion.

[@imadumass2378]

When people realize mosquitoes were the bio weapon.

[@crazyboss3438]

Frl…

[@SirSoaks]

☝️ when people leave their tin foil hat on too long

[@Delimon007]

US did it to Russia which is what the biolabs in the Ukraine were for. There were apparently, declassified documents about it so yes it's true and yes it happened, recently, not a long time ago.

[@BDNeon]

Honestly I'm kinda amazed at the 30-50 percent figure from traditional methods, I had no idea it was so effective.

[@yashgadhavi6385]

Me too

[@Souchirouu]

We genetically modify living things all the time just not in a controlled way. While doing it in a controlled way brings its own dangers I think that we can get good enough at this to make it significantly safer than just letting the semi-random way of nature do it. Eventually we want humanity to be able to control the entire ecosystem. We'll have to if we want to keep our planet habitable for humans. From removing disease spreaders like mosquitoes to improving plants to more efficiently grow or remove carbon from the air. It's just so ridiculous to me that we could effectively and ethically feed every single person on this planet but we don't. The even more silly thing is that we don't do this for short-term economical reasons even though in the long term having more of the world be a productive addition to humanity will be a huge boon for both humanity and the economy in the long term.

[@Shaden0040]

How can you control GMO animals released into the wild? They thought they could control non-GMO creatures like, fire ants, Africanized honey bees, Gypsy moths, a multitude of invasive plants (Kudzu) and fungi (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a type of chytrid fungus which has world wide infected over 500 amphibian species decimating their numbers in the wild, and White-nose syndrome (WNS) is the fungal disease killing bats in North America. Research indicates the fungus that causes WNS, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, is likely exotic, introduced from Europe.)

[@arnowisp6244]

@@Shaden0040 You can't, I view the introduction of GMO animals no different from introducing invasive species. It's only pure human hubris that makes people like the OP here THINK we could control the ENTIRE ecosystem. As the saying goes, knowledge can puff one up.

[@aronseptianto8142]

@@arnowisp6244 ah yes, such hubris is farming, such hubris is domestication, such hubris is launching satellite to have world wide communication system do you see where your logic breaks down here? every technology we have was an untested technology in the past, the only reason we know it's a reliable technology is because we actually test the damn thing, not chicken out whenever a random protester try to linch you because you're trying to prove that the earth is not the center of universe

[@arnowisp6244]

@@aronseptianto8142 www.nationalgeographic.org/article/environmental-impacts-agricultural-modifications/ Don't let your own hubris puff you up from our damage.

[@aronseptianto8142]

@@arnowisp6244 this is the kind of agricultural modification we try to avoid we can make crops that use less pesticide, that survives in a quite dry place and uses less fertilizer if you read the article, that's the kind of issue genetically modifying crops try to solve I mean, what's the other option? let people starve?

[@kmeadows100]

I'd be more concerned about those chemicals they are spraying everywhere than some GMO mosquitoes.

[@nickm.4143]

All I know is Florida didn't have malaria until just after they released those things.

[@chriss2295]

I’m sure this won’t have unforeseen consequences

[@Jonathan-mt9up]

Instead of respecting the ecosystem and allowing it to naturally reduce mosquito populations, this is what humanity comes up with. What can go wrong?

[@fiat2496]

they should first release it in the yards off all the scientists and executives of the company to prove how safe it is

[@nightcoredoze1303]

this has already been implemented in Singapore for about a year now and in January 2019, Aedes Mosquito population was down 80%. Have faith America.

[@terrotech718]

4:51 I literally flinched with my headphones on!

[@NickJ7]

GMO mosquitoes sounds like a plan for apocalypse

[@eyadouri7111]

Now we have a malaria vaccine 🤣

[@rickjames3257]

Iguanas and pythons were once o% of the Florida population also. Oh FYI. A mosquito’s are insects.

[@chriskenedy1305]

We learned about this sort of thing in class years ago. It's so exciting to see if finally going live.

[@bradwatson8763]

Strange people are now having complications from mosquito bites. These people responsible must be held responsible and punished accordingly.

[@warriorfromthedeepweb9301]

It's Florida lol...

[@mygirldarby]

A lot of people put down Florida, but it has some of the most beautiful beaches, especially on the Gulf side. It is like paradise in the Sarasota/Naples area.

[@Satisfyy]

How do you think my video ?

[@TheBaconEarBuccaneer]

@@mygirldarby i think its more to do with the people rather than the scenery

[@Greatlakeskyle.]

Good one..

[@ndrsg3013]

[Gates] got banned in South Africa release these mosquitos.... Research, all the birth anomalies it gave...

[@3ngi_n33r]

The last time this was done in Florida, coof numbers shot up a few months later in fl. Crazy coincidence.

[@lrn_news9171]

Playing with nature, like that didn't get us in trouble before

[@GiorgiLaluashvili]

nirvana song told us that 32 years ago With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido Yeah, hey

[@WestOfEarth]

Given the choice between pesticides and modified mosquitos, I'll choose the latter. Pesticides are indiscriminate and can become concentrated in animals as it moves up the food chain.

[@dankthegank4315]

If I had money I’d bet that this is going to end badly...

[@matthewkearney9044]

It would make me feel a lot more comfortable with this if it wasn't approved by this administration's EPA. The EPA is a shell of what is use to be.

[@boxr_4214]

well the alternative is not being approved by anything. also the current EPA is really just bad with climate policy (cos trump doesn’t listen to scientists), i still personally would trust them in this scenario, especially considering florida is a swing state.

[@matthewkearney9044]

@@boxr_4214 True, plus other agencies did sign off on it

[@aronseptianto8142]

it's a start, your government may not be what it used to be but they still play an important role you guys should make an effort to reform it, for sure but people still need to rely on it to a certain extent

[@hymns4ever197]

I hate mosquitos and would like to see them all disappear. However, if they do not know the results of a release into the wild, they are still experimenting. That tells me that the science is not ready, and could go badly wrong. Is it not possible to introduce a genetic mutation that makes say 75% of the offspring infertile? That would seem like a safer way to reduce the population.

[@BrianKenyon]

So what were the results from this so far?

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Malaria now

[@FT86TT]

Place anyone that doesn't agree with the idea of releasing GMO mosquitoes, in a Florida swamp for couple days. They will change their mind really quick.

[@Pyriphlegeton]

Each year, millions of people die from mosquito transmitted diseases. Mostly in the poorest regions of this world. CRISPR/Cas would likely allow us to end that suffering completely. Yet people prioritize their own irrational fears over literal *millions of people dying.* Come on! We have the damn technology.

[@adamturner4619]

Who is scared of crispr

[@Kptn_kabaakal]

i think the point is not to reduce mosquito population, if im remembering correctly this is mostly for testing purposes for the next phase, which is mosqitos modified to not carry deadly disesaes. there is no need to fear gmo mosquitos, scientists have been researching and debating this for a really long time.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

How very wrong you turned out to be.

[@MaxS535]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 Please elaborate

[@FrogQueenie]

Interesting! Follow up video this year?? :D

[@derekcraig3617]

no word on the effects on wildlife due to reduction of food supply for birds, fish and reptiles?

[@nickl5964]

Funny. Here in 2023. There are malaria cases from mosquitoes. Nice.

[@crazyboss3438]

Bioweapon😊

[@67LOCsiNYC]

I dont even see them spraying anymore and these mosquitoes are out of control,before,in the day time we was safe they only cane out at night now there out 24/7

[@adrianchristopherx]

"If there's one thing the history of evolution has taught us, it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, it expands to new territories, and crashes through barriers painfully, maybe even dangerously, but, uh, well, there it is." - Ian Malcolm

[@incognitotorpedo42]

We got rid of Smallpox. I hope we get rid of Aedes Aegypti.

[@vuk5576]

Yet so many species have went extinct.

[@ROBMCKISSOCK]

Can you imagine what the Psycho's in our government could do to us with this technology ?

[@jenjen9266]

Bill gates is behind it enough said!!

[@theexcaliburone5933]

It wouldn’t actually do much in humans cus each generation is so long, and cus we have so few children (comparatively). There’s be plenty of time to cure it

[@paradoxic1888]

Exactly, just look at where the funding is coming from. If humanity is this stupid to fall for the same tricks over and over again then we get what we deserve.

[@ROBMCKISSOCK]

Yeah, it's kind of sad. It's called normalcy bias@@paradoxic1888

[@brooklynPhyllis]

That’s what I say

[@markoposavec9240]

Sounds like a fairly reasonable plan. It should be better for the environment, no pesticides killing innocent bug species, no water contamination... The mosquitoes should not be affected long term because natural selection should eliminate these genes from the gene pool quickly. Hopefully there will not be any unforeseen long term effects.

[@greengenez2512]

And now malaria in Florida and Texas. SMH

[@gottalovemyguitar2390]

It's like spidernan but Peter gets bitten by a mosquito that is antibiotic resistant.

[@bettertvreceptionwithfoilf7100]

Bill Gates "just might" be responsible. Now we have malaria in Florida in 2023 and Texas as well. Two very strong republican-held voting States I might add.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Lmao, this has nothing to do with Republicans. It has to do with someone wanting to control the population. Florida and Texas are large states with a lot of mosquito breeding ground, so it was the perfect target.

[@AL_THOMAS_777]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 Maybe ! Someone recently said: "Reps . . . Dems - same difference like Pepsi & Coke (almost none)

[@charlesmrader]

Stupid comment. Malaria is caused by a microorganism, not a virus. Malaria is carried by a different genus of mosquito. The seven cases in Florida are in a county several hundred miles away the Florida keys. What has this to do with partisan politics?

[@matthiasknutzen6061]

Stop snorting lead dude

[@bettertvreceptionwithfoilf7100]

@@matthiasknutzen6061 Stop dropping in into the air.

[@TheLirJEt86]

I always get super itchy when I watch this educational insect stuff.

[@AL_THOMAS_777]

contagious, huh . . .

[@aggressivetourist1818]

One day, they would evolve quickly and occupy abandon underground metro.

[@oldmech619]

I saw a friend of mine die from malaria on Christmas Day in Asia. Whatever scientist can do to reduce their presence should be greeted with the firm knowledge that it will save lives.

[@elizabethlockley5861]

Would you trust gat.es with your child

[@christinahartnett2316]

If Jurrasic Park taught us anything it's life will find a way.

[@Ruhdddch]

Did they publish the result of this experiment

[@Christian_Prepper]

*"Only females draw blood"* *Very important statement.*

[@Heckinwhatonearth]

@@oluwaremilekunbell6159 what's there to "get"?

[@thehammurabichode7994]

Men and women can be horrible though, let's get back to being unjustifyably terrified of all GMOs!

[@TimesUhave2BA_radicalintellect]

Lmao i died when he counted florida as a trigger word.. because it really is

[@decembersunita]

I think they should do this in India too. I'm fed up of using so much mosquito repellent chemicals. 😔 I hope it's a success. 👍🙏

[@jk_ilyu]

Yes ... People just blindly hate on GMOs without any factual reason .... Hope they do this in India too ❤️

[@methods5873]

I don't know but I have a feeling that this will seriously alter the balance of the swamp ecosystem.

[@annajas1098]

But what happens when GMO mosquito bites you…?

[@charlesmrader]

@@annajas1098 Well, I guess you grow wings and develop a taste for blood.

[@morfy2581]

mutated mosquito apocalypse sounds like a nice event for the end of the year.

[@damocles4744]

Is there an update on how it’s going?

[@artsymamanana]

Now malaria is found. Hmmmm

[@charlesmrader]

Stupid comment. Malaria is not the same disease as any of dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever, all virus diseases while malaria is a microorganism, and the seven malaria cases in Florida were a few hundred miles away from where the GM mosquitoes were released.

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

everybody gangsta until the mosquitoes evolve to ride the gators and smoke crack

[@67LOCsiNYC]

Population control Your telling me that money couldn't have went somewhere else

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

Well who would've thought, now Florida and Texas have malaria cases

[@charlesmrader]

That's a rather stupid comment. Malaria is carried by a different genus of mosquitoes. The malaria parasite is a microorganism, not a virus. The seven cases in Florida so far were in Sarasota County, several hundred miles from the Florida keys. What do you think the connection is?

[@smellthel]

I heard of this years ago and ever expected them to actually consider it

[@Hyraethian]

I support these kinds of gene-drive experiments to reduce human suffering. I am very glad that risk assessment to the environment is a high priority. This isn't just our planet, we share it. Although, and I don't think i've ever said this before, I wouldn't mind sharing this planet with one less species. yaknow, if the ecosystems are flexible enough to handle that loss.

[@eushandageorge2554]

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[@asdfadfafsdfa]

Florida man bitten by mutant mosquitoes turns into floridzilla

[@AndreiKohler]

I know that I don't know enough to make a dumb-ass comment if this is a good idea or not, but it is intriguing indeed.

[@thedondoeswhatever]

Everyone: it’s Florida what do you expect Me in Florida: man wtf what type of shit

[@UserName-tb7vj]

You know this would actually be rally cool if it wasn’t 2020

[@johnellis8401]

2020: at the end of the year I'm getting rid of all the mosquitoes Everyone going through 2020: but at what cost?!?

[@TheHadi545]

"Sometimes science is more art than science morty, lot of people don't get that"

[@KidaleSmith]

How are they catching these mosquitos

[@Babyshoes777]

If other creatures eat the mosquitos, will it negatively affect them?

[@charlesmrader]

Certainly not.

[@maximilian_k.2453]

More then a year has gone by... did something change by now?

[@KidaleSmith]

That's a true statement. In humans too. 3:07

[@k1n1ami18]

lmao

[@ushasuryawanshi1688]

Was waiting for this

[@scottredding2719]

Those are billy boy gates too! They are filled with eugenics!!

[@lucasfc4587]

Lol, Bill Gates is the most famous billionaire that is also secretly devil himself trying to morph society, yeah, of course

[@scottredding2719]

@Red Matter so you're pro eugenics? Margret Sanger would be proud!!

[@lucasfc4587]

@Red Matter and now all pugs have respiratory issues... great!

[@KingAlphaOmega]

This is needed in India!

[@edwardbibillio1959]

When Bill Gates has something to do it. Be afraid.

[@glenmenas9424]

I'm still confused as to what the actual purpose of this is. Is it to reduce the mosquito population? That could have drastic effects on the food chain

[@MrWildbill]

I have been ok with GMO crops but I have to admit I am still a little worried doing in far more complex things like insects. The problem I see is that with mosquitoes there is no way to recall them as in the case of seed we can plow under the bad crop and we control the location and use of the seeds.

[@charlesmrader]

@MrWildbill that's exactly wrong. If the region stops releasing sterile male mosquitoes, the mosquito population recovers in a matter of a few weeks.

[@paulfoss5385]

fyi to everyone, zombies are neither real nor possible. A horde of zombies coming from this is as likely as a gaggle of ghosts or brood of jabberwockies.

[@shaymary5247]

Research on flakka, the devil's drug that caused ppl to behave like violent zombies. Remember the news about the FL 'zombie' that kept eating a man raw. This zombie this is planned & ready. No, IDK about ACTUAL zombies, but zombified like ppl have & will cont to exist & manifest as long as any evil exists.

[@willieverusethis]

Those little ankle-biters just made it to my town this summer. I'd like to offer my back yard as a testing area for the GMO males!

[@Crocalu]

I misread the title as saying "Why Is Florida Man Releasing 750 Million Mosquitoes?" and was VERY intrigued for a second there

[@dhawthorne1634]

The mosquitoes have already spread to their max range. Can we please try to do something about the Spotted Lantern Fly first? My area is already infested but they are slow moving and could be stopped before making it to any more states.

[@charlesmrader]

You should recognize that applying Oxitec's science to other species is not just a decision for politicians and people commenting on KZbin. It takes research, extensive research, to learn important stuff about the genetics and biology of the targeted species. Oxitec has been working on a crop pest called the diamondback moth, with the first field trials now happening.

[@candiedskull9841]

On they finally did that! I've been hearing about it here and there. Thank you for the video on it!

[@11_panda]

Could help save millions in Africa and India. That should be the focus too!

[@kiroooooooous7492]

Ayy seeker is back!

[@thrivinganarchy5267]

If there's been years and years of testing with good caution, then I honestly think this is a good move considering this can save lives.

[@brettharrison2133]

Those modified mosquitos are just after a taste of that delishous key Lime pie😛

[@josiah42]

There's a really crucial detail missing from this video: This is a commercial product that's already been in use in the Caribbean for over a decade. Well tested means that we already know what is and is not going to happen. The only scary thing is how many people have still died in Africa due to malaria when we could have fixed it long ago for very minimal cost.

[@f.o.n.1244]

I cant imagine living in michigan without misquitos. It would be a dream though.

[@heavencanceller1863]

Seeing genetics being used in such creative ways to counter problems is always so interesting

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

How do you feel about it now...?

[@heavencanceller1863]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 I don't live in Florida so I don't feel any different

[@lrn_news9171]

@@heavencanceller1863So, you need to be experiencing what's happening in Florida to have an opinion about it? lol

[@heavencanceller1863]

@@lrn_news9171 no, I need to know what's happening in Florida to have an opinion about it

[@gabbyshutup8802]

this. bio experimentation outside of laboratory containment. is really starting to TICK. me off !

[@BenjaminPacker-f1s]

Yes because nothing bad happened when ticks with lymes were created on plum island.

[@BootCampSpecimen]

154 OG mosquitos disliked this video

[@amandamccallum6796]

Whenever humans try to "fix" nature we have always made things work. The best rejuvenation plans for damaged ecosystems involves returning wildlife we drove out previously. You can't remove one string of web without taking the whole web down.