I read the article and could not see any problem.
Protesters have not stated any case.
It seems to be the same movement based on protection of mosquitoes that started with Rachael Carson when she got DDT banned with the result that some tens of millions of lives were lost to malaria un- necessarily.

I remember hearing about the genetically modified skeeters being released in Brazil years ago (around when they started in with the genetically modified salmon and pushing for approval in grocery stores. One of the first GMO animals). I hadn't gone back and looked into what came of that until now. This is how "well" that "worked" back then: It turns out they actually WERE able to reproduce and (like usual with GMOs) the un-natural strain (which is just as likely to pass on diseases) winds up passing on the genetically modified traits & taking over the species.

https://www.dw.com/en/genetically-mod...

...and I JUST heard it mentioned in one of the documentaries that I recently watched (maybe "Who Is Bill Gates?" Corbett Report documentary) something about Gates calling mosquitoes little flying syringes. SMH. No bueno.

What could possible go wrong?
Better...
Who would ever be held responsible?

Russia has decided to leave nature alone...
In Siberia, they had a nasty mosquito problem. Big Ugly Suckers... So, one day on a military base, a swarm came into contact with a jet engine and the bug juices were everywhere... So they got an idea to eradicate the beasts and roamed this jet around the edges of the base (as the story goes), and Voila... The reduction in mosquito population was Amazing and immediately noticed. They drank and laughed...

Until the next batch of mosquitos were even bigger and stronger, and they realized they simply forced nature to get stronger, not a game then can win long term...

As for this approach, I agree that we can't ban everything. In this case we are crowding out one species with another... The question is, what will we learn about THIS Species in 10 years... That it carries Covid-19 quite nicely?

LOL

the problem with this sort of thing is that the government is backing it, which is always a bad thing. Secondly, who knows what othere diseases this new mosquito can carry that the original one didnt?

Actually sounds like a good idea to me. Even if they can reproduce....they are just more mosquitoes....we already have them so whats the big deal. Its not like letting in unfettered illegal immigrants and allowing them to vote. However....is some wag can figure out that "Women and Minorities are hurt most" there will be an end put to it.

Neil DeGrasse-Tyson: The last words of humanity; "Let's try it like this...."

MEMES UP, Freedom...got a meme just for this post...

This what in the good old days where human life was the standard and getting rid of pests was considered a good thing, was called "progress", and universally praised. Now it is an excuse for every "local resident" with as little idea as scientific education, "environmental advocate" who thinks the sole purpose of humans is animal food, and conspiracy theorist who thinks everything is a power grab by somebody, to start screaming.

Am I bitter? You can tell me if I am. :-D

They're planning to release the mosquitoes in Texas, too. https://www.naturalblaze.com/2020/06/...