Are GM Mosquitoes safe?

[Chase]

My neighbourhood got more than 100 cases. Nationwide cases could hit 20000 by National Day.

Then I read about GM wolbachia mosquitoes released by NEA to curb mozzie-growth a few months ago.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...dengue-choa-chu-kang-bukit-batok-nea-12707166
We could be releasing millions of them according to last year's claim.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...es-new-facility-aedes-aegypti-dengue-12145012
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...-nea-study-nee-soon-tampines-phase-4-11976366

Now, I feel very weird reh. Are these wolbachia mozzies safe? If they are, why our cases keep escalating since the project begin?

Pardon me, I never studied Bio in O Levels but I am just using common sense.
Taiwan did a good job this year, so I wouldn't blame it on climate change.
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/taiwan-reports-1st-locally-transmitted-dengue-case-of-2020/

 

[laksaboy]

Then I read about GM wolbachia mosquitoes released by NEA to curb mozzie-growth a few months ago.

So it probably didn't work. Maybe even backfired and made the situation worse. Surprised?

 

[nightsafari]

safe? too early to tell. There is a very long list of unintended consequences with human interference in biospheres. There is more comprehensive info, but below got two quickie read lists.

https://eandt.theiet.org/content/ar...nvasive-species-when-pest-control-goes-wrong/

https://www.thedodo.com/invasive-species-wreaking-havo-941016023.html

 

[Chase]

My neighbourhood got more than 100 cases. Nationwide cases could hit 20000 by National Day.

22000 now
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...ch-record-22403-surpassing-2013-high-12992292

 

[tobelightlight]

My neighbourhood got more than 100 cases. Nationwide cases could hit 20000 by National Day.

Then I read about GM wolbachia mosquitoes released by NEA to curb mozzie-growth a few months ago.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...dengue-choa-chu-kang-bukit-batok-nea-12707166
We could be releasing millions of them according to last year's claim.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...es-new-facility-aedes-aegypti-dengue-12145012
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...-nea-study-nee-soon-tampines-phase-4-11976366

Now, I feel very weird reh. Are these wolbachia mozzies safe? If they are, why our cases keep escalating since the project begin?

Pardon me, I never studied Bio in O Levels but I am just using common sense.
Taiwan did a good job this year, so I wouldn't blame it on climate change.
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/taiwan-reports-1st-locally-transmitted-dengue-case-of-2020/

i have seen that fumigation is still going on. If the GM mosquito works like what the theory stated, then why the fumigation. To me, it does not work.

Well, people vote for it, then deal with it.

 

[Chase]

A quarter million Floridians have appealed for the GM Mosquitoes project to cease.

https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-release-in-the-florida-keys

 

[knnccb]

general motors got make mosquitoes ?

 

[laksaboy]

The PAP technocrats have tremendous faith on technology, caused by their avaricious, godless nature viewing everything as data and statistics that can be improved with human intervention.

I'm sure if Sinkieland has a huge river like China, the pappies will no doubt build something similar to the Three Gorges Dam, can't let that hydroelectric power go to waste you know.

The Three Gorges Dam doesn't seem to help with floods in China now, just like the Marina Barrage didn't seem to help with floods in Sinkieland.

 

[Chase]

Record Dengue Outbreak

will we admit that it is due to NEA's experiment?
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-battles-record-dengue-outbreak-011843703.html