As Mosquito Fears Rise, EPA Considers Oxitec 2nd Generation Trial

Most people consider mosquitoes to be a summertime pest – the unwelcome guest at the backyard barbecue. More concerning are the threats from disease-carrying mosquitoes, those that can potentially result in Dengue, West Nile, Yellow fever and Zika. And now media are reporting alarming cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in the United States that have already killed at least three people and infected others.
That’s why yesterday’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fed