A team of researchers, including a University of Maryland entomologist, has developed a novel method to combat malaria by exploiting a mosquito’s mating behavior as a fatal vulnerability.
They engineered a naturally occurring fungus, Metarhizium, to act as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) for mosquitoes. This fungus is designed to deliver insect-specific neurotoxins that kill female mosquitoes (the ones responsible for biting humans and spreading malaria) when they mate with infected males
Male mosquitoes are sprayed with spores of the modified Metarhizium fungus. When these males mate, they transfer the deadly fungus to female mosquitoes. This method exploits the mosquitoes’ natural mating behaviors rather than trying to alter or avoid them. more
I CAN’T KEEP UP
AREN’T WE SUPPOSED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT PLASTICITIS NOW???
Great. Now do the same thing with liberals.
Mosquito STD. What could possibly go wrong?
Mosquito STD, oh common they have a microscopic pecker.
It seems convoluted; why don’t they just spray the fungus spores on the females?
Science for a better tomorrow.
What could possibly go wrong?
So, when the female ‘bites’ you, not only do you get malaria, but some sort of STD too?
“There are a million ways this could go wrong. You’re a genius if you can think of 6 of them…”
– Some line from a movie, unknown
So, collectively, all IOTW contributors above are geniuses.
Not our style. We prefer killing babies. BABIES. Make something that ABORTS infant mosquitoes and then come see us.
Rachel Carson was WRONG!
Bring back DDT