Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-04 17:41:34 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5BCDEE4C2A8B728B0BBBF724FE7390138AD4D8DE6345350C4A3BF42548550B9A
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The company that is responsible for releasing the mosquitos in Florida (Oxitec) does not use helicopters. They use "just add water" mosquito boxes to release the male mosquitos. Male mosquitos don't bite, or transmit diseases https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9i1n0JGvLo&t=7s https://www.oxitec.com/our-images https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/resources/research/wolbachia-aedes-mosquito-suppression-strategy/male-mosquitoes-do-not-bite#:~:text=Male%20mosquitoes%20feed%20only%20on,the%20development%20of%20their%20eggs. Oxitec receives some funding from Gates.
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