Old lady neighbor growing up used to vacuum her front yard. The grass.
Not kidding.
https://twitter.com/CMWeeks/status/1247148338668920839
https://borgenproject.org/genetically-engineered-mosquitoes/
https://nypost.com/2019/09/17/plan-to-kill-off-mosquitoes-backfires-spawning-mutant-hybrid-insects/