{"id":9557,"date":"2016-03-05T06:10:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T11:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=9557"},"modified":"2016-02-27T12:03:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T17:03:55","slug":"what-if-we-killed-all-the-mosquitoes-sci-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=9557","title":{"rendered":"What If We Killed All the Mosquitoes? &#8211; Sci Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the Zika virus in the news, some people have wondered why we don&#8217;t just kill them ALL.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0NT9i4Qnak\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters &#8212; we couldn&#8217;t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Fatima Iqbal, Linnea Boyev, Kathy &amp; Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Justin Lentz, Chris Peters, and Philippe von Bergen.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nLike SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nLooking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?<br \/>\nFacebook:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/scishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/scishow<\/a><br \/>\nTumblr:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/scishow.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/scishow.tumblr.com<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/thescishow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/instagram.com\/thescishow<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nSources:<br \/>\nHistory of War against Mosquitoes\/DDT<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2010\/100721\/full\/466432a\/box\/1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2010\/10072&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.panna.org\/resources\/ddt-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.panna.org\/resources\/ddt-story<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/ddt-use-to-combat-malaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/art&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ecological Impacts<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2010\/100721\/full\/466432a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2010\/10072&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org\/content\/282\/1815\/20151549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/rspb.royalsocietypublishing.or&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/wildflowers\/pollinators\/pollinator-of-the-month\/aedes_communis.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/wildflowers\/poll&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zika Mosquito<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/zika\/transmission\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/zika\/transmission\/&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.paho.org\/hq\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=11605&amp;Itemid=0&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.paho.org\/hq\/index.php?opti&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>RNA Molecular Pesticide (killing)<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18533434?dopt=Abstract&amp;holding=npg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Transgenic Male Mosquitoes &#8212; self-limiting gene, kills offspring (killing)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosntds\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pntd.0003864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosntds\/art&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosntds\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pntd.0003999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosntds\/art&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-science-insects-gmo-idUSKBN0U000820151217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-sci&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxitec.com\/faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.oxitec.com\/faqs\/<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Transgenic Mosquitoes &#8212; gene drive, Anopheles (resistance to parasite)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/112\/49\/E6736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/112\/49\/E6736<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/science\/sciencenow\/la-sci-sn-genetically-engineered-mosquitoes-malaria-20151121-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/science\/scienc&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/gene-drive-mosquitoes-engineered-to-fight-malaria-1.18858#\/b2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/gene-drive&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2015\/11\/gene-drive-turns-insects-malaria-fighters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2015\/1&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wolbachia &#8212; bacteria infection, Aedes (resistance to virus)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/how-a-tiny-bacterium-called-wolbachia-could-defeat-dengue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/art&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.eliminatedengue.com\/our-research\/wolbachia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.eliminatedengue.com\/our-re&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23133693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wolbachia Parasite Superinfection &#8212; preventing potential viral resistance<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/emb_releases\/2016-02\/p-wps021116.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">http:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/emb_release&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/www.plos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ppat-12-2-Joubert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">https:\/\/www.plos.org\/wp-content\/uploa&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Images:<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Aedes_aegypti_CDC-Gathany.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Anopheles_stephensi.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wolbachia.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Skeetlrg.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-uix-sessionlink \" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:DDT_Powder.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=x9PRVrimEYjC-gXouZSQBg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:DD&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Zika virus in the news, some people have wondered why we don&#8217;t just kill them ALL. Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon:\u00a0https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/scishow Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters &#8212; we couldn&#8217;t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Fatima Iqbal, Linnea Boyev, Kathy &amp; Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Justin Lentz, Chris Peters, and Philippe von Bergen. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records:\u00a0http:\/\/dftba.com\/scishow &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook:\u00a0http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scishow Twitter:\u00a0http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/scishow Tumblr:\u00a0http:\/\/scishow.tumblr.com Instagram:\u00a0http:\/\/instagram.com\/thescishow &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Sources: History of War against Mosquitoes\/DDT http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2010\/10072&#8230;\u00a0 http:\/\/www.panna.org\/resources\/ddt-story\u00a0 http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/art&#8230;\u00a0 Ecological Impacts http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/2010\/10072&#8230;\u00a0 http:\/\/rspb.royalsocietypublishing.or&#8230;\u00a0 http:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/wildflowers\/poll&#8230;\u00a0 Zika Mosquito http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/zika\/transmission\/&#8230;\u00a0 http:\/\/www.paho.org\/hq\/index.php?opti&#8230;\u00a0 RNA Molecular Pesticide (killing) http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18&#8230;\u00a0 Transgenic Male Mosquitoes &#8212; self-limiting gene, kills offspring (killing)\u00a0 http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosntds\/art&#8230;\u00a0 http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosntds\/art&#8230; http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-sci&#8230; http:\/\/www.oxitec.com\/faqs\/\u00a0 Transgenic Mosquitoes &#8212; gene drive, Anopheles (resistance to parasite)\u00a0 http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/112\/49\/E6736 http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/science\/scienc&#8230;\u00a0 http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/gene-drive&#8230; http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2015\/1&#8230;\u00a0 Wolbachia &#8212; bacteria infection, Aedes (resistance to virus)\u00a0 http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/art&#8230; http:\/\/www.eliminatedengue.com\/our-re&#8230;\u00a0 http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23&#8230;\u00a0 Wolbachia Parasite Superinfection &#8212; preventing potential viral resistance\u00a0http:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/emb_release&#8230; https:\/\/www.plos.org\/wp-content\/uploa&#8230;\u00a0 Images: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230; https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230; https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230; https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Fi&#8230; https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:DD&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[551,461],"class_list":["post-9557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-edu","tag-education-saturday","tag-sci-show"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9558,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9557\/revisions\/9558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}