Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Released In Southern Florida With Aim Of Reducing The Disease Carrying Species Of The Insect

MARATHON, FLORIDA - JUNE 09: Meredith Fensom, Oxitec's head of global public affairs, shows off a box from where genetically engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are released on June 09, 2021 in Marathon, Florida. Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and Oxitec, a British biotech company, have begun the first-ever U.S. release of genetically engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to control the species that can carry dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever. Oxitec releases about 12,000 non-biting male mosquitoes from boxes to mate with female mosquitoes. The female offspring of the encounters cannot survive, which over time may begin to control the Aedes aegypti population. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)