Collier Mosquito Control District to sterilize male Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes with x-rays. The goal is for these sterile mosquitoes to mate with wild females, who will lay unviable eggs.

In May, the US Environmental Agency granted permission to the British-based, US-operated company Oxitec to produce the genetically engineered, male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are known as OX5034.

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have adapted so that their ... In countries in the equatorial zone that experience tropical monsoon seasons — such as Indonesia, India, Brazil, Thailand, Sri Lanka, ...

Collier Mosquito Control District launched a pilot program to target Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Golden Gate City using sterile insect technique.