Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
www.theguardian.com
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    1 day ago

    It only wipes them out in the area of release. Because they’re sterile, they can’t spread to other regions.

    From what I’ve seen they’ve only been used on introduced mosquito species which are less likely to have much impact on native ecosystems anyway. Most of the mosquitoes that live in cities are introduced cosmopolitan species.

    • stray@pawb.social
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      1 day ago

      Because they’re sterile, they can’t spread to other regions.

      That really should have been obvious, lol.