TYB
Looks pretty entertaining from where I'm sitting, lemme tell ya.
Noice
Super advanced concernfaggotry
On The Railroad
As told in the adventures of Andre Basiago.
White House Denies CIA Teleported Obama to Mars
Forget Kenya. Never mind the secret madrassas. The sinister, shocking truth about Barack Obama's past lies not in east Africa, but in outer space. As a young man in the early 1980s, Obama was part of a secret CIA project to explore Mars. That's the assertion, at least, of a pair of self-proclaimed time-travelers who swear they traversed time and space at the government's behest.
https://www.wired.com/2012/01/obama-mars/
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Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and Oxitec Announce Site Participation for Florida Keys Pilot Project to Combat Disease Transmitting Mosquito
Placement of first mosquito boxes projected for the week of April 26th;
Oxitec’s non-biting male mosquitoes would begin to emerge in May;
Project approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), and has support from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and an independent advisory board;
Public support in project areas remains high.
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and Oxitec Ltd today announced location participation plans for its landmark Florida Keys pilot project. Project managers anticipate that during the last week of April and first week of May release boxes, non-release boxes and netted quality control boxes will be placed in six locations: two on Cudjoe Key, one on Ramrod Key and three on Vaca Key. Throughout all release locations less than 12,000 mosquitoes are expected to emerge each week for approximately 12 weeks. Untreated comparison sites will be monitored with mosquito traps on Key Colony Beach, Little Torch Key, and Summerland Key.
This marks the start of the US EPA approved project to evaluate this safe, sustainable and environmentally-friendly solution to control the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito species.
Oxitec’s non-biting male mosquitoes will emerge from the boxes to mate with the local biting female mosquitoes. The female offspring of these encounters cannot survive, and the population of Aedes aegypti is subsequently controlled.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito makes up about four percent of the mosquito population in the Keys but is responsible for virtually all mosquito-borne diseases transmitted to humans. This species of mosquito transmits dengue, Zika, yellow fever and other human diseases, and can transmit heartworm and other potentially deadly diseases to pets and animals.
Quote from Andrea Leal, Executive Director Florida Keys Mosquito Control District:
“An important part of FKMCD’s mission is to protect residents in the Florida Keys from the disease-transmitting mosquito, Aedes aegypti. As we are seeing development of resistance to some of our current control methods, we are in need of new tools to combat this mosquito. And given the unique ecosystem we live in, those tools need to be safe, environmentally friendly, and targeted. That is why we are collaborating with Oxitec on this project. With full approval from the US EPA and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and with support from the US Centers for Disease Control and an independent advisory board, we are pleased to announce that this project will soon be underway.”
Quote from Oxitec’s CEO, Grey Frandsen: “We are immensely thankful for FKMCD’s continued partnership and for the strong public support this project has received from Florida Keys residents. This truly is a public-private partnership driven by support for new, environmentally-sustainable solutions to combat disease-transmitting mosquitoes. While next week’s releases represent a landmark release of Oxitec mosquitoes in the US, we’re focused on demonstrating the value this technology can have for Florida Keys residents, communities and business owners, while protecting the Keys’ beautiful and sensitive habitat that we all value so much. With outstanding support from local residents, and with full clearance from the Federal and state regulators, it’s time to get to work.”
Part 2
About Oxitec’s Aedes aegypti technology:
Oxitec’s non-biting male mosquito was designed to control the invasive, disease spreading Aedes aegypti. It has successfully provided significant suppression of the wild Aedes aegypti in other geographies and does not persist in the environment or cause harm to beneficial insects like bees and butterflies.
This technology also removes all requirements for adult mosquito-rearing and releases, and eliminates the potential for female releases. Combined with other innovations, this technology is anticipated to reduce up to 90% of costs associated with traditional insect release programs.
Similar projects in the Brazilian city of Indaiatuba found that Oxitec’s mosquito suppressed disease-carrying Aedes aegypti by up to 95%* in urban, dengue-prone environments following just 13 weeks of treatment, as compared to untreated control sites in the same city.
*95% was the high 2-week rolling average and the individual weekly high was 98%; the highest 4-week rolling average was 92%.
Additional resources:
The U.S. EPA’s approval of and complete risk assessment of the pilot project;
The U.S. EPA’s responses to public comments;
The U.S. EPA/U.S. CDC memorandum on vectorial capacity of Oxitec’s technology;
The U.S. CDC’s letter confirming their collaboration in the project;
The State of Florida’s approval of the pilot project;
100+ independent peer-reviewed scientific publications on Oxitec technology;
About Aedes aegypti in Florida
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are an invasive species in Florida and other parts of the U.S.
In recent years, the Florida Keys have seen locally transmitted cases of dengue and travel-related cases of Zika.
To stay up-to-date or learn more about the project, please visit keysmosquitoproject.com.
FKMCD – Oxitec Mosquito Project Information:
florida@oxitec.com; questions@keysmosquito.org
+1-888-308-1859
keysmosquitoproject.com
Press Inquiries:
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District
Chad Huff, Public Education & Information Officer
O: 305-292-7190
C: 305-481-2207
E: chuff@keysmosquito.org
keysmosquito.org
Oxitec Press Office
+1-202-792-3080
press@oxitec.com
oxitec.com
https://www.oxitec.com/en/news/florida-keys-mosquito-control-district-and-oxitec-announce-site-participation-for-florida-keys-pilot-project-to-combat-disease-transmitting-mosquito
Found a CDC release that relates
Page last reviewed: December 28, 2020
Genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread viruses including dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Aedes mosquitoes are common throughout many areas of the United States.
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can be genetically modified and used to control other Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in a community. In the United States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authorized use of OX5034 genetically modified Ae. aegypti mosquitoes for release in counties in Florida and Texas. This EPA authorization allows local mosquito control programs to evaluate how effective GM mosquitoes are in reducing Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in areas where they have been released.
How genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes are used to control Ae. aegypti mosquitoes
Did You Know
Only female mosquitoes bite. They need a blood meal to produce eggs.
Male mosquitoes do not bite. They feed on nectar from flowers.
GM mosquitoes are mass-produced in a laboratory to carry two types of genes:
A fluorescent marker gene that glows under a special red light. This allows researchers to identify GM mosquitoes from wild mosquitoes.
A self-limiting gene that prevents female mosquito offspring from surviving to adulthood.
GM male mosquito eggs that carry the self-limiting gene are released into an area. Once they have hatched and develop through to the adult stage, they are available to mate with wild females. The genes are passed on to offspring.
The female offspring die before they become adults. As a result, the number of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in the area decreases.
Effectiveness of GM mosquitoes in reducing numbers of mosquitoes
GM mosquitoes have been successfully used in parts of Brazil, the Cayman Islands, Panama, and India to control Ae. aegypti mosquitoes. Since 2019, over 1 billion mosquitoes have been released.
When GM mosquitoes stop being released into an area, the Ae. aegypti mosquito population will slowly return to “normal levels.”
GM mosquitoes will only work to reduce numbers of target mosquito species (e.g., Ae. Aegypti), not other types of mosquitoes. Most communities have more than one type of mosquito.
GM mosquitoes do not pose a risk to people, animals, or the environment
The EPA evaluated the potential risk of releasing GM mosquitoes into communities and determined that there is no risk to people, animals, or the environment. For more information, see EPA’s Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessmentexternal icon.
GM mosquitoes for outbreak control
Release of GM mosquitoes is not intended to stop an outbreak. However, releasing GM mosquitoes over several months can reduce the number of a specific mosquito species, such as Ae. aegypti. We do know that the best way to control mosquitoes is to start before an outbreak happens.
GM mosquitoes and integrated mosquito management
Using GM mosquitoes may be more effective if used along with other mosquito control methods as part of an integrated mosquito management (IMM) approach, including:
Educating the community about how they can control mosquitoes in and around their homes
Conducting mosquito surveillance (tracking and monitoring the number of mosquitoes, types of mosquitoes in an area)
Removing standing water where mosquitoes lay eggs
Using larvicides and insecticides to control mosquito larvae, pupae, and adult mosquitoes
Monitoring how effective mosquito programs are at reducing numbers of mosquitoes.
EPA regulates the use of GM mosquitoes in the United States
In the United States, the use of GM mosquitoes is regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Prior to release of GM mosquitoes into an area, EPA must grant an Experimental Use Permit external iconexternal icon (EUP).
Information on EPA’s EUP is available on Regulations.gov in Docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0274external icon.
In addition to EPA authorization, release of GM mosquitoes requires approval from state and local authorities.
https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/mosquito-control/community/sit/genetically-modified-mosquitoes.html
Oxitec Mosquito FDA pdf
https://www.fda.gov/files/animal%20&%20veterinary/published/Oxitec-Mosquito—Draft-Environmental-Assessment.pdf