• Organised by the Open Forum on Agriculture Biotechnology (OFAB) Ghana in collaboration with CSIR and Africa Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), the event seeks to create awareness of biotechnology and genetically modified organisms and Ghana's journey in the development of local GM cowpea. (businessghana.com)
  • Another name for this is genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. (medlineplus.gov)
  • ANH-USA has consistently opposed genetically modified organisms because of both the documented and the unknown health risks. (anh-usa.org)
  • Opponents of genetically modified organisms are urging Kikwete's government to hold the existing regulations in place. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • Benefits aside, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have always been considered a threat to environment and human health. (hindawi.com)
  • Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are organisms whose genetic material has been artificially modified to change their characteristics in some way or another [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The St. Louis-based company doesn't break down sales figures, but it says most of its seed revenue comes from genetically modified organisms. (organicconsumers.org)
  • If you still doubt the authenticity of the corn, look for non-GMO (genetically modified organisms) varieties like organic or frozen corn. (indiatimes.com)
  • When people think of genetically modified organisms, food crops like GM corn and soybeans usually come to mind. (yale.edu)
  • Genetically Modified Organisms" is an area that abounds with skepticism, suspicion and fear. (rosslandtelegraph.com)
  • Genetically manipulated organisms, the precursors to Genetically modified organisms, have been with us for millennia. (rosslandtelegraph.com)
  • However, while protein/peptide-based biopesticides continue to have limitations, advances in the technology, particularly of genetically modified organisms as biopesticidal delivery systems, has continually progressed. (cdc.gov)
  • Committee on genetically engineered crops: past experience and future prospects. (medlineplus.gov)
  • genetically engineered crops: experiences and prospects. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Thousands of farmers have committed suicide in India because their GM crops failed. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Genetically engineered crops can confer some advantages, including a reduced need to apply insecticides, but these benefits diminish with time. (journalistsresource.org)
  • A 2009 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, "Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops," is a good source of information on the potential of both genetically engineered seeds and traditional breeding methods in increasing crop yields. (journalistsresource.org)
  • And in fact, according to this study, most of the research on the health impacts of GMOs has either been short term (less than 90 days), performed on non-mammals or failed to examine multiple GM traits concurrently, despite that many new GM crops "stack" traits, and that many diets - of both animals and humans - include multiple types of GMOs. (civileats.com)
  • Under Tanzania's biosafety regulations, though, developers of GM crops could be held liable for negative effects claimed in connection with them. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • So researchers developing GM crops have shied away from Tanzania and worked instead in Uganda and Kenya. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • While Uganda and Kenya have not given final approval for commercial sales of GM crops, farmers in those countries have been able to see field trials demonstrating their effectiveness. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • To allow GM crops would be to risk injury to health and the environment, they argue. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • Whoever introduces GM crops should be responsible for whatever happens on the ground," said Abdallah Mkindi, Coordinator of Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity, a 19-member organization of environmental and organic farming groups. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • I think we should be concerned that over 80% of all GM crops (which remain unlabelled in the food chain, let's remember) have been engineered to absorb a toxin that has just been called a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organisation. (thestonesoup.com)
  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prevents the spread of potentially invasive new plants within the U.S., including plants imported from other countries and GM crops. (harvard.edu)
  • As opposition to genetically modified crops has spread across Europe and the world, leading chemical companies including BASF and DuPont have turned to mutagenesis-a technique that mimics the sun's irradiation of plants-to create herbicide-resistant crops. (organicconsumers.org)
  • But some scientists say mutant crops are more likely to pose health risks than genetically modified ones. (organicconsumers.org)
  • Mutagenesis isn't new: Breeders have relied on it for decades to produce thousands of varieties of lettuce, oats, rice, and other crops. (organicconsumers.org)
  • The world's largest creator of genetically altered crops-it develops and sells seed produced by farmers it contracts with-accounts for a sizable chunk of the global seed market. (organicconsumers.org)
  • Then I realized they were using [glyphosate] on genetically engineered crops, and I started looking at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to see what food would have glyphosate or glufosinate in them. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
  • Glufosinate] is similar to glyphosate and used in genetically engineered crops. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
  • A group of food crops, specifically soybean, sugar beet, canola and corn, grown in Canada are transgenically modified with bacterial genes to resist particular pesticides. (rosslandtelegraph.com)
  • More and more insects such as bees and butterflies are disappearing due to GM crops. (gentechvrij.nl)
  • corn targets is low to moderate, the genetically modified crop provides little or no yield advantage. (journalistsresource.org)
  • A new study suggests that genetically modified sweet corn is better for the environment because it requires fewer pesticide applications than conventional corn. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Although varieties of sweet corn (corn on the cob) have existed since the late 1990s, relatively few acres have been planted. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The study, "Multi-State Trials of Bt Sweet Corn Varieties for Control of the Corn Earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)," analyzed the performance of Bt sweet corn, comparing its rate of infestation and marketability to genetically identical varieties that lacked Bt proteins. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Would Tanzanians eat ugali if the flour came from genetically modified corn? (pulitzercenter.org)
  • Most of Tanzania's corn is grown by smallholder farmers who typically plant seeds from traditional varieties and rely on natural rains. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • Varieties of corn genetically modified to produce the Bt toxin (e.g. (umaine.edu)
  • Bt corn, Attribute® varieties), should not need to be sprayed to control European corn borer. (umaine.edu)
  • One representative example of a GM food that successfully went through both regulatory processes is Syngenta's Bt11 strain of corn (see this article ). (harvard.edu)
  • Sweet corn is in fact a different variety of corn, and just like other varieties, it occurs naturally. (indiatimes.com)
  • While corn is the most genetically modified plant species, most of it is used to feed livestock and to make high fructose corn syrup. (indiatimes.com)
  • Is this corn genetically modified? (rosslandtelegraph.com)
  • Duracade, a newer variety, added protection against corn rootworm. (gentechvrij.nl)
  • Resistance Insects can also become resistant to the Viptera variety (Maize MIR162), just like the European corn borer in Nova Scotia in 2018. (gentechvrij.nl)
  • Currently, the various varieties of the crop are undergoing release trials on fields to enable their presentation for approval from the National Variety Release and Registration Committee (NVRRC) to pave way for commercial cultivation. (businessghana.com)
  • When approved and commercialised, the GM cowpea is expected to help increase the production of the crop, strengthen the country's food security and help to reduce the prices of the crop, a major staple in the country. (businessghana.com)
  • Earlier this month came a confession from Monsanto, the world's biggest GM seed-maker, that pink bollworms insects had developed resistance to its Bt cotton crop in India's western province of Gujarat. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • is a good source of information on the potential of both genetically engineered seeds and traditional breeding methods in increasing crop yields. (journalistsresource.org)
  • A new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat has been created as part of an international breeding programme to boost climate resilience in the food system by increasing crop diversity. (gmwatch.org)
  • Are we going to genetically modify a crop to address these issues, too? (bbc.co.uk)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determines the risks of pesticides and chemicals to human and environmental health, whether the substances are applied traditionally as a spray or expressed by the GM crop [5]. (harvard.edu)
  • The EU has approved planting only one of Monsanto's genetically modified crop varieties in two decades, prompting its decision to withdraw eight pending GMO requests last summer. (organicconsumers.org)
  • After a year of research, the GM cowpea seeds received the National Biosafety Authority's (NBA's) approval last year for environmental release. (businessghana.com)
  • To eat GM food, or not to eat: that is the question in China after the Ministry of Agriculture allowed field trials with genetically modified rice seeds. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • GM seed supporters argue the world's hungry cannot be fed if agriculture doesn't change its traditional ways (read: if farmers do not use GM seeds). (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • GM seeds were introduced in these countries as high-yielding varieties. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • But after using GM seeds does a farmer have the democracy of choice to revert to conventional seeds? (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • To be honest, he has - but the soil, contaminated by GM seeds, would at best yield a poor harvest. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • They could not repay the loans they had taken from banks and/or moneylenders to buy GM seeds. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • The lure of GM seeds is still pushing hundreds of thousands of others under insurmountable debts. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • But still the champions of GM seeds want to introduce Bt eggplants in India because it will increase the yield of the vegetable. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • That brings us back to the trial of GM rice seeds in China. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • But hybrid seeds are not, as they are touted to be, the same as GM seeds that multinationals are trying to push down farmers' throats today. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Is it because people in the Western world, which engendered GM seeds, are also its greatest opponents? (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Why doesn't an independent study on the harmful effects of GM seeds in China or India carry the same weight as that done by America's Pesticide Action Network (PAN)? (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • GM seeds, in the control of multinational companies, are not science but pure commerce. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • These companies have spent billions of dollars to genetically modify the seeds. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • We have finished confined laboratory trials from genetically modified seeds in 2009, but until now we can't conduct field trials because of restrictive liability regulations, which means that all this research goes to waste," Kullaya said. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • If seeds can be genetically modified so that food can be grown during droughts, or free from disease (eg rust-free wheat), then the benefits are obvious. (thestonesoup.com)
  • Last July, when Monsanto withdrew its applications to sell genetically modified biotech seeds in the European Union, the move opened the way for competitors to challenge Monsanto's market share. (organicconsumers.org)
  • BASF today licenses its technologies to 40 of the world's biggest seed companies, including DuPont and Switzerland's Syngenta , which in turn sell high volumes of mutant breeds, ranging from wheat to sunflowers, in markets that reject genetically engineered seeds. (organicconsumers.org)
  • They also describe their findings as conservative, noting that even the control group is likely to have been exposed to GMOs in indirect ways they couldn't avoid, such as trace amounts of GMOs in non-GM feed, and parents fed GM diets. (civileats.com)
  • As we saw recently when Japan and South Korea canceled orders for US-produced wheat after the discovery of unapproved GM wheat in Oregon, not all countries take a laissez-faire approach to GMOs. (civileats.com)
  • Genetically engineered (GE) foods have had their DNA changed using genes from other plants or animals. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Many genes were found to be involved in the trait, meaning it is genetically complex, though the researchers flag up one gene in particular, called ZmRtn16. (gmwatch.org)
  • GM techniques are restricted to manipulating one or a few genes at a time. (gmwatch.org)
  • When people say that foods have always been genetically modified, they are confusing that with propagation which uses natural genes from plants to create new varieties. (thestonesoup.com)
  • A U.K.-based company, Oxitec , has altered two genes in the Aedes aegypti mosquito so that when modified males breed with wild females, the offspring inherit a lethal gene and die in the larval stage. (yale.edu)
  • Global ChIP-Seq analysis was performed to identify genes in which histones H3 were modified with euchromatic K4 trimethylation or K9 acetylation during drought. (bvsalud.org)
  • Scientists at the Savannah Agriculture Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) say they are making significant strides to release the first locally developed genetically modified (GM) varieties of cowpea (beans) by next year. (businessghana.com)
  • When they are, the usual spin is that a few scientists raised their concerns at a meeting but soon accepted that these were unwarranted, and that the tryptophan incident had nothing to do with GM. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • The scientists behind the study report having chosen pigs as their subject for the similarity between their digestive systems and those of humans, and the mixed GM diet for its similarity to the real-life diets of both swine and humans, so this is really damning stuff. (civileats.com)
  • Scientists have mapped the genome of a conventionally bred drought-tolerant maize variety. (gmwatch.org)
  • UK scientists have developed a new genetically modified strain of "golden rice", producing more beta-carotene. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Tension over that question is tearing at the country, with scientists insisting the answer should be "yes," while GM foes say, "No way! (pulitzercenter.org)
  • Under current government regulations, though, Tanzanian scientists cannot conduct field trials with GM plants. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • GM technology offers an eventual solution to that problem too, scientists say. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • In Uganda, for example, scientists are making headway in trials of GM bananas that resist a destructive wilt disease. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • But fears among some residents - which scientists say are unfounded - are slowing the release of mosquitoes whose offspring are genetically programmed to die. (yale.edu)
  • Many scientists say, however, that genetically modifying the Aedes mosquito - and possibly other types of mosquitoes carrying diseases such as malaria - is a more effective and environmentally benign way of controlling mosquito-borne illnesses than spraying pesticides and other measures. (yale.edu)
  • They say if the opponents can accept Bt cotton and genetically engineered medicine, why cannot they accept GM rice. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • It's true that China was the first to grow hybrid varieties of rice. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • High-zinc rice varieties for different rice ecosystems, including irrigated lowland, upland, and swampy areas, have been developed and have the potential to be used for biofortification to reduce stunting prevalence. (gmwatch.org)
  • GMO soybean varieties produce greater amounts of oleic acid than other soybean varieties. (anh-usa.org)
  • Monsanto is lacking only one approval from the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration for Soymegaâ„¢, the genetically modified soybean that produces heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. (isaaa.org)
  • For his part, a Research Scientist at the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Daniel Osei Ofosu, said the GM cowpea was the surest remedy to the insect infestation and low yield being recorded by farmers using the conventional variety. (businessghana.com)
  • The new variety, developed at the UK laboratories of the biotechnology company Syngenta, produces much more beta-carotene. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Numerous parties have a stake in influencing the regulatory policies of GM food technologies, from consumers and non-governmental organizations to farmers associations and biotechnology companies. (harvard.edu)
  • The overarching policy for the federal government regulation of GM foods was set in 1986 during the Reagan administration, in a document by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology. (harvard.edu)
  • And because of concerns about GM agriculture, it still has not been grown in field trials in Asia. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Oxitec's genetically engineered Aedes aegypti has proven itself in other countries, successfully reducing populations of the insect by up to 90 percent in field trials in the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Malaysia, and Panama. (yale.edu)
  • Overall, the trials were so successful that Brazil approved the use of the GM mosquitoes last year. (yale.edu)
  • He walks along the length of his bone-dry, four-acre cotton field and splits two dozen cotton bolls, with a stone or his fingers, to reveal the damage done by pink bollworms, which have become resistant to the genetically modified (GM) cotton variety he uses. (gmo-free-regions.org)
  • A pest-resistant strain of genetically modified potato, earmarked for possible commercial release in South Africa, will be of no use to local spud farmers, said the African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) this week. (potatopro.com)
  • The human body converts beta-carotene into vitamin A, and this strain produces around 20 times as much as previous varieties. (bbc.co.uk)
  • This week the FDA announced a 60-day period of consultation and public hearings over whether to permit a genetically modified strain of salmon ("frankenfish" to its critics) to be eaten by humans. (anh-usa.org)
  • The South African government has rejected the Agriculture Research Council's (ARC's) application to provide genetically modified potatoes to local farmers, saying it was concerned about its safety and economic effect. (potatopro.com)
  • The study confirms anecdotal evidence from hog farmers who've reported reproductive and digestive problems in pigs raised on GM feed. (civileats.com)
  • For that matter, will American hog farmers - seeking rightly to avoid sickening their own hogs - seek non-GM feed from other countries? (civileats.com)
  • Those companies eventually will control Tanzania's farmers if they are allowed to sell GM products, Mkindi and his allies maintain. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • Mutagenic varieties of grapefruits are also sold directly to consumers as organic. (rosslandtelegraph.com)
  • Bi-functional resin monomers also exist with hydrophilic functional groups, HEMA (hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and 4-META (4-Methacryloxyethyl-trimelliticanhydride), which modify the organic composition of the resin cement compared with compound resins, and promote the mechanical bonding with the dentin surface, which is frequently exposed on prepared teeth 9 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) evaluates the safety of substances added to foods, such as color dyes, artificial sweeteners, and genetically engineered proteins. (harvard.edu)
  • This is where the GM Industry is deliberately muddying the waters by comparing natural trait selection, where these new species are developed naturally, compared to transgenics or cisgenics which are created in a laboratory. (thestonesoup.com)
  • In recent decades a variety of biocontrol methods employing peptidic or proteinaceous insect-specific toxins derived from microbes, plants and animals have been examined in the laboratory and field with varying results. (cdc.gov)
  • But engineering more complex living things is now possible, and the controversy surrounding genetic modification has now spread to the lowly mosquito, which is being genetically engineered to control mosquito-borne illnesses. (yale.edu)
  • Why is the European Union still skeptical about GM food? (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • We do not have true health freedom if we are prevented from choosing non-GMO foods-which is precisely the result if there are no labels indicating that a particular food has been genetically modified. (anh-usa.org)
  • Genetically Modified Food: Should You Be Afraid? (thestonesoup.com)
  • Government regulations for genetically modified foods vary, from relatively relaxed policies in the U.S. that focus on the final food product to strict rules in the European Union that consider the genetic engineering process used to make the food. (harvard.edu)
  • While government regulations for food safety were developed in part due to concerns over contaminated food, they also cover new technologies such as genetically modified (GM) foods. (harvard.edu)
  • Government regulation of GM foods is not as straightforward as protecting the food supply from contaminated meat. (harvard.edu)
  • The FDA recommends that companies go through a voluntary consultation process to determine whether their new GM food would require premarket approval. (harvard.edu)
  • Soymega can be added to a broad variety of food products which include cereals and baked goods. (isaaa.org)
  • I have been wanting to do more research about genetically modified foods- what they are, how they are bad for us, and where they are hidden in our food-but life has found me very busy lately (my cooking classes are starting this Friday! (thenourishinggourmet.com)
  • Low dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids has been linked to a variety of health problems. (msdmanuals.com)
  • They include allergen-free peanuts, striga-resistant cowpeas, salt-resistant wheat, beta-carotene rich sweet potatoes, virus-resistant cassavas - exactly the kind of developments that GM is typically claimed to be necessary to achieve. (gmwatch.org)
  • A new variety has been developed, but its productivity is improved only because it avoids the earlier version's "yield drag. (journalistsresource.org)
  • A Cornell researcher has completed a decades-long program to develop new varieties of tomato that naturally resist pests and limit transfer of viral disease by insects. (gmwatch.org)
  • Also, yeast strains that can naturally produce substantial amounts of these oils have been genetically engineered. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Because it is new ground for the FDA and there are no regulations about genetically engineered animals, it is being evaluated as if it were an animal treated with drugs. (anh-usa.org)
  • In the U.S., the same regulations apply to GM and conventional foods because despite the different processes used to make them, the final products are considered to be similar. (harvard.edu)
  • Three federal agencies enact regulations that can apply to certain subsets of foods, both conventional and GM. (harvard.edu)
  • Because GM foods fall under the FDA classification of "generally recognized as safe," they typically do not require special labeling or premarket approval, that is, they do not have to be approved before entering the market. (harvard.edu)
  • South Africa's competition watchdog (Competition Commission South Africa) has charged the Dutch seed potato breeder HZPC Holland B.V. and its exclusive South African distributor Wesgrow Potatoes for anti-competitve conduct for the exclusive supply of the variety Mondial. (potatopro.com)
  • Genetically engineered foods are just as safe as conventional foods. (medlineplus.gov)
  • We do know that genetically modified foods affect the human physiology in negative ways . (anh-usa.org)
  • I avoid GM foods at all costs and am frustrated that people still buy their claim that GM foods will feed the world. (thestonesoup.com)
  • And people in the US are getting sicker and sicker with GM foods and roundup being a probable cause, but since they've never been studied long term, nothing can be proven. (thestonesoup.com)
  • To this end, regulatory bodies use scientific data to determine the potential impacts of genetically modified foods on human and environmental health. (harvard.edu)
  • While the U.S. and the EU take opposing approaches in regulating GM foods, they use similar types of scientific data to reach decisions about approving products. (harvard.edu)
  • The document concluded that foods made with genetic engineering techniques are not fundamentally different from conventional foods in terms of overall composition, so there was no need for legislation specifically dealing with GM foods. (harvard.edu)
  • In other words, agencies should use the same regulatory processes to evaluate conventional and GM foods. (harvard.edu)
  • Even in the U.S., bills pending in 26 state legislatures and before Congress would, if passed, require labels on genetically modified foods. (organicconsumers.org)
  • The The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) just called for a a moratorium on genetically manipulated (GMO) foods. (thenourishinggourmet.com)
  • About round-up, the issue I think is not because is GM, but that more stringent controls might be needed on the kind of pesticides allowed. (thestonesoup.com)
  • Gene modification through selection of specimens with desired genetically determined qualities and mixing them together has existed for thousands of years, we probably wouldn't even have proper bread without it. (thestonesoup.com)
  • A common complaint from critics of GM technology - often painted as "anti-science" by GM proponents - is that they've been inadequately studied. (civileats.com)
  • It is surprising that the main targets of GM seed companies are developing countries. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • In October, Environment Canada approved the import and manufacture of First Venture Technologies' yeast variety. (foodnavigator.com)
  • So while the release of a genetically modified K-12 into the environment might not be dangerous, that would be reassuring only if all future research were confined to K-12. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • The GM salmon will also be sterile, which eliminates the threat of interbreeding among themselves or with native populations, eliminating the risk to wild populations or the environment. (anh-usa.org)
  • Essentially, it holds that anyone associated with importing, transporting, selling or using a GM product faces liability for any perceived harm. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • The GM plant is an aluminum casting facility built in 1959 to manufacture automobile components, including engines, transmissions and cylinder heads. (cdc.gov)
  • The state agency that controls mosquitos in the Florida Keys is awaiting approval from the federal government of a trial release of Oxitec's genetically modified mosquitos to prevent a recurrence of a dengue fever outbreak. (yale.edu)
  • The sensible application of recombinant DNA techniques has shown the potential for genetically improved microorganisms to be used as soil or seed inoculants [ 5 - 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Both male and female pigs reared on the GM diet were more likely to have severe stomach inflammation, at a rate of four times and 2.2 times the control group, respectively. (civileats.com)
  • There were also reproductive effects: the uteri of female pigs raised on GM feed were 25 percent larger (in proportion to body size) than those of control sows. (civileats.com)
  • Tom Miller, a retired professor of entomology at the University of California, Riverside, says that the genetically modified mosquitoes Oxitec uses to control dengue should not be regulated at all. (yale.edu)
  • Here's a list, ordered by year, of some of the non-GM successes we have come across. (gmwatch.org)
  • Therefore, it remains a great technical challenge to develop an efficient transformation protocol for any sugarcane variety that has not been previously transformed. (frontiersin.org)
  • First Venture Technologies claims the use of its yeast variety is currently the most economically-viable solution to reduce or eliminate ethyl carbamate levels in wine and fortified spirits. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Genetically modified salmon-the first GMO animal for human consumption-is reaching the final stages in its approval. (anh-usa.org)
  • Why do GM companies respect democracy of choice in the developed world and not in developing countries? (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • A genetically engineered mosquito has proven itself in other countries, successfully reducing populations of the insect. (yale.edu)