Re: [DIYbio] Pathogenic Mosquito Sanitizer?

>>> Of course, this is all getting pretty complicated.

Yes, unfortunately. But it is always good if people think about it, then someday someone has an idea that turns out working.

>> It would probably
>be
>>> better to focus both on reinforcing a population mosquitoes with an
>>> aversion to human hosts

Instable modification. Mosquitos profit from having as many potential hosts as possible.

> (through natural breeding, perhaps, or maybe

Will mutate back quickly.

>>> through a virus that targets the chromosomes of undeveloped larvae
>>> directly),

A mosquito genocide?
Consider, they are nasty but nevertheless part of an equilibrium. The stronger you disturb it, the unforeseeable the consequences.

> and on breeding predators/parasites/

Could work, still there is the danger of unforeseeable equilibrium changes, the parasite could eg invade other species not present in its natural habitat.

> non-lethal competing
>strains
>>> of Plasmodium.

Brilliant! Introduce reduced virulence as a fitness concept, like influenza does.

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