AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Oxitec’s work abroad, but the foundation has not funded its U.S. programs. Further, the company’s genetically modified mosquitoes are not capable of transmitting malaria because they are all male, and only female mosquitoes bite.
Oxitec does not release these insects from helicopters, company spokesperson Jamie Lester told the AP. They are released through small boxes and the mosquitos emerge gradually over several days. “Mosquitoes are fragile, and containing them at such a high density would lead to plenty of mortality,” said Reeves. “What you see in this video is inconsistent with the realities and logistics of such releases of mosquitoes to control populations.”
Workers at multiple private helicopter charter companies in the area and elsewhere that offer these services told the AP that it does appear to be a gender reveal.
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