Comment "they can't bite and so can't spread malaria" (Score 1) 184
the transformed insects have mouths that resemble male mosquito mouths. That means they can't bite and so can't spread the malaria parasite.
Oh, sweet. So we aren't going to try and get rid of mosquitos completely, just make it so they won't bite people anymore.
That seems like a much better approach than wiping them off the face of the planet.
In addition, the insects' reproductive organs are deformed, which means they can't lay eggs. As more and more female mosquitoes inherit two copies of the modification, more and more become sterile.
fucking hell