Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in the Florida Keys in a pilot program intended to reduce the spread of deadly diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and the Zika virus. But environmentalists like Barry Wray, who heads the Florida Keys Environmental Coalition, are not persuaded by the long regulatory approval process. 'We have over 45 species in the Florida Keys. In March, a panel of independent experts testified to the Florida Keys mosquito board that GE mosquitoes could also pose significant threats to sensitive ecosystems and human populations in the Florida Keys. 'I find it criminal that we are being subjected to this terrorism by our own Florida Keys Mosquito Control Board.'

Source: Daily Mail May 10, 2021 19:26 UTC