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It's already here,,, and eradicating mosquitoes ? that will happen about the same time we eliminate illegal drugs and poverty.. The most effective insecticide for eradicating mosquitoes was DDT and I don't think it will be coming back into use anytime soon..
Zika virus is not in mosquitos in TX. Genetic engineering wasn't available when DDT was being used. Three approaches here: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/business/new-weapon-to-fight-zika-the-mosquito.html?_r=0&referer=https://news.google.com/
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