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As part of the spring, we can really start waiting for summer and bright and sunny weather. However, with longer days and a lot of heat, the summer also brings mosquito swarms. For most people, theseThe parasites are manageableBut a state will see a mosquito cover this season as they saw it before. Officials plan to publish about 140,000 genetically modified mosquitoes here in the coming weeks. Read it to find out if you will be subjected to tens of thousands of new mosquitoes, and that more and more parasites are aware,If you see this bug in your house, do not walk, experts warn.

If you are a Florida key residing or planning to visit the place this summer, get ready to see more mosquitoes than you are used to. On April 23, Oxitec announced in a statement that they were liberatinggenetically modified mosquitoes In nature in the keys of Florida. Oxitec is a biotechnology company based on U.K. which develops genetically modified insects to help fight against insects. According to the declaration, the objective of the release of these modified mosquitoes is to reduce the population of female mosquitoes AEDES AEDES, which can transport diseases, including dengue fever, yellow fever, Zika and Chikungunya. The reduction in the population of these mosquitoes bearing the disease will facilitate public health efforts to minimize epidemics.

The mission "is to protect the residents of the keys of the Florida of the mosquito emitting disease, Aedes Aegypti"Andrea Leal, Executive Director of Florida Keys Control District Mosquito, said in the declaration. "As we see the development of resistance to some of our current control methods, we need new tools to combat this mosquito. And given the unique ecosystem in which we live, these tools must be sure, respectful of the environment and targeted. "And for more insects close to the house, check these5 things you buy that bring bed bugs in your house, say experts.

The AEDES AEGYTTI mosquito represents about 4% of the mosquito population of Florida's keys, but is responsible for almost all mosquitoes.DISEASES TRANSMITTED TO HUMANS, according to the declaration. These mosquitoes can not only transmit various diseases to humans, but they can also transmit the heartburn and other potentially threatening pets for pets. The release of modified mosquitoes will help out this dangerous species.

"Oxitec's non-biting male mosquitoes will emerge from the local biting female mosquitoes. The female offspring of these meetings can not survive, and the population of Aedes Aegypti is then controlled," said the declaration. And for another burst of bugs on the horizon,If you live here, prepare for a major infestation of bugs, warns of experts.

The first box containing these mosquitoes will be sent on April 26 and the insects will begin to emerge in May, according to the declaration. There will be two boxes on the CUDJOE key, one on the Ramrod key and three on the Vaca key. About 12,000 mosquitoes will be released in all locations for 12 weeks, totaling about 144.00 mosquitoes. Oxitec is permittedFree 750 million mosquitoes, according to the hill, but they do not plan to approach this amount. The project was approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), and benefits from the support of American centers for the fight against disease and prevention (CDC) and an independent advisory board. And for more new bugs delivered directly to your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

Similar projects have been carried out in Indaiatuba, a city in Brazil. Oxitec mosquitoes removed AEDES AEGYPTI diseases by a two-week 95% wheel in urban urban environments under the dengue according to only 13 weeks of treatment, compared to untreated control sites in the same city " by the declaration. Public servants hope to have similar success in Florida's keys. And for signs of imminent insect arrival, If you see it in your yard, get ready for a bug invasion, says USDA .