Here is an article about the GM Mosquito Research by the UC Mosquito Research Laboratory in Parlier, California in cooperation with the University of Kentucky, MosquitoMate Inc., and the Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District. The article discusses the use of the GM Mosquito that have been infected with a bacterium, Wolbachia pipientis. The the male mosquitoes mate with the local females, the females pick up Wolfbachia, which causes them to lay eggs that will not hatch.
It also discusses the use of pesticide Deltamethrin which is used in the European Union and other countries, but is not yet available for use in California.
by Jeannette E. Warnert, UC ANRC
The UC Mosquito Research Laboratory in Parlier is the epicenter of California research on the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a tiny, black and white mosquito that can spread the Zika virus.
Aedes aegypti were first identified in California in June 2013, when they were found in the San Joaquin Valley communities of Clovis and Madera. They have now been detected in certain Fresno County neighborhoods, plus the Bay Area, and Southern California, according to the California Department of Public Health.
To date, the Zika virus hasn’t been found in the California mosquitoes, however with thousands of Americans traveling to Brazil for the 2016 Olympics, plus travelers regularly visiting other countries with outbreaks of Zika, some could be carriers of the virus when they come home.