Burkina Faso says no to Bill Gates’ plan of creating modified species of mosquitoes

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https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/burkina-faso-says-no-to-bill-gates-plan-of-creating-modified-species-of-mosquitoes/xyk7xm8

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Officials argue that Burkina Faso needs “locally developed, safer alternatives” rather than experimental technologies imposed from abroad.

Yes, they need to drown everything in insecticides year after year.

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Just for refrence

insecticides often show as nerve agents on chemical weapon testing kits Thats due to many of them being neurotoxins

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Pyrethroids are neurotoxins but Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) isn't and it's safe for other aquatic animals too.