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Tarrant County Public Health confirmed West Nile virus in local mosquito traps. Arlington and Pantego are conducting massive ground spraying between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM. Spraying uses an ultra-low volume permethrin application to kill off infected adults. Officials are targeting a half-mile radius around North Cooper Street and Douglas Court. Two positive samples in …
China’s outbreak isn’t airborne. It’s insect-driven. But the response looks familiar—nets, drones, fines, and forced isolation. Foshan leads the case count. No one explains why it’s the epicenter. Same climate as nearby cities. Same infrastructure. No mutation confirmed. No vector density model published. “Authorities had reported more than 7,000 cases of the virus as of …
China unveiled a mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military operations and espionage — a development that’s raising alarms over the potential consequence of the tech falling into the wrong hands. The miniature device, featuring two leaf-like wings, a black vertical body, and three hair-thin legs, was engineered to mimic the blood-sucking insect by scientists at …
Should Bill Gates be releasing 30 million genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild? Part of the mentality of earth-as-engineering-object. What could possibly go wrong?https://t.co/o4AdfFJ4NO — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) June 10, 2023