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Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 06:02 AM
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Nothing is more frustrating to me than mosquitoes. Mosquitoes provide nothing really. They are the deadliest “animal” on earth. Responsible for a million deaths a year. Only the females bite you, so this firm developed a gene that kills off the females before they reproduce. The males survive, which don’t bite you. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01070-x
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 07:12 AM
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I’m sure nothing will go wrong with that.
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 11:34 AM
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I’m sure nothing will go wrong with that.
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 12:03 PM
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I’m sure nothing will go wrong with that.
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 12:12 PM
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Only the females bite, just like in mating with Black Widow spiders, Praying Mantis all females are dangerous
“I never forget a face—but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception.” —Groucho Marx
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 12:13 PM
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Reminds me of another mosquito story. We were camping out on the beach near SLP. A swarm of Mosquitos came in. I had supplies in an old washtub. I crawled under the tub to get away from the Mosquitos . They bored holes in the tub with their beaks. I picked up a hammer and started bradding their beaks to the tub. The Mosquitos flew away with the tub. Any of you want to buy some ocean side land in Arizona.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 01:45 PM
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soooo
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Skeeters are a food source for lots of other critters.
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 04:00 PM
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Skeeters are a food source for lots of other critters.
They are doing a terrible job of eating them. You can also buy dragonflies. Which I’m Looking into.
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 05:24 PM
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Does it work on male skeeters that identify as female skeeters?
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 06:11 PM
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Don't mess with Mother Nature.
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Re: Genetically modified Mosquitoes.
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05/27/22 06:18 PM
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Don't mess with Mother Nature. We messed that up like 100 years ago.
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