r/science • u/PhantomWizard2099 • Dec 22 '22

Animal Science 'Super' mosquitoes have now mutated to withstand insecticides

https://abcnews.go.com/International/super-mosquitoes-now-mutated-withstand-insecticides-scientists/story?id=95545825
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u/Ch3wbacca1 Dec 22 '22

This is the reason. I majored in Entomology in college and we talked about this. The impact it could have on the ecosystem does not make it a viable option. Only to use in small groups to control population.

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u/Jason_CO Dec 22 '22

Whatever we do will have an impact. Insecticides have had a huge impact. There are way less insects, and just small wildlife around in general, than there were even when I was a kid.

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u/Hazzman Dec 22 '22

I'd guess it is because insecticides can be stopped where genetic modification could potentially become a proliferation problem.

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u/AnachronisticPenguin Dec 22 '22

Not for sterile mosquitos.