Plus there’s the fact that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes normally constitute under 1% of the total mosquito population and tend to live near people.

Kudos to Oxitec. A retired molecular biologist, I’ve wanted to own stock in the company and bought shares in its one-time parent company Intrexon. Unfortunately Intrexon spun out Oxitec when it changed its name to Precigen and its focus to human genetics. It’s not clear who owns Oxitec now - perhaps former Intrexon…

Who is insisting ‘that everyone should have no choice but to consume’ GMOs? There’s organic (non-GMO by definition) and all kinds of foods labeled non GMO available in stores. You are aware of those aren’t you?