RE: Evolutionary fix of mosquitos

From: Damien Broderick (damienb@unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Sat Jul 12 2003 - 23:51:52 MDT

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    At 01:07 AM 7/13/03 -0400, Paul wrote:

    >its *supposed* to be the most effective method, in that the its specific
    >to the location you put in,
    >and attracts all the mosquitos sufficiently enough to lure them into the
    >trap.

    What some people seem not to have noticed is that Anders' suggestion
    requires that you *don't* kill the ones that fall for the trap; you
    sterilize them and send them on their way, presumably on the grounds that
    mozzies might serve a host of ecologically significant functions, so it's
    not wise to just exterminate them all and let god sort them out. Just breed
    a dominant clade that dislikes human smells and blood.

    Damien Broderick



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