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Emmett Shear@eshear• about 2 years ago

I heard about a technique for eradicating mosquitos from a city-sized area by releasing huge numbers of sterile male mosquitoes during breeding season…was that real? Who does it? What does it cost?

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 2 years ago

Replying to @eshear

@eshear this happens right in my neighborhood, I got photos of posters somewhere in my phone… https://t.co/Fo0JQRASQi

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 2 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

@eshear https://t.co/cmhd9bGFwL

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Paul is hitting the road 🚐 Dec 5@Paul_Melman• about 2 years ago

Replying to @eshear

@eshear Iirc they’ve been doing it for a few years in some cities in Brazil with mixed success

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Ra@slimepriestess• about 2 years ago

Replying to @eshear

@eshear paging @PrinceVogel to the thread

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