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Bill Gates Releases Hundreds of Millions of Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes Across Colombia
Slay News ^ | May 29, 2026 | Frank Bergman

Posted on 05/29/2026 7:12:07 PM PDT by Red Badger

A growing number of experts are raising the alarm over billionaire Bill Gates’s extensive involvement in genetically modified mosquito projects after it emerged that the Microsoft co-founder has released hundreds of millions of bacteria-infested mosquitoes into the wild in Colombia.

The revelation is drawing renewed scrutiny to Gates’s other mosquito-based biological interventions around the world, with scientists warning that the long-term consequences remain largely unknown.

The concerns intensified after the government of Burkina Faso terminated the controversial Target Malaria project last year, citing biosafety risks, questionable effectiveness, and concerns over scientific sovereignty.

The project had received significant funding from the Gates Foundation and Open Philanthropy and allegedly sought to use genetically modified mosquitoes as a tool to combat malaria.

The decision marked a major setback for one of the world’s most ambitious genetic engineering programs involving insect populations.

Burkina Faso Pulls Plug on Gates-Backed Mosquito Project

Target Malaria launched operations in Burkina Faso in 2012 as part of a broader international effort to deploy gene-editing technologies against malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

In August 2025, Burkina Faso’s government ordered an immediate halt to all project activities and directed that remaining mosquito samples be destroyed.

Officials cited public health concerns, environmental risks, and a desire to maintain national control over scientific research conducted within the country.

Target Malaria’s work focused on genetically altering mosquito populations, including the development of so-called “gene drives” designed to spread engineered traits through wild mosquito populations.

Critics have warned that once released into the environment, such modifications could be impossible to reverse.

The Gates Foundation has invested tens of millions of dollars into the initiative, including grants supporting research facilities and field trials across multiple African nations.

Global Network of Mosquito Experiments Expands

Target Malaria is only one part of a much broader network of Gates-funded mosquito projects.

The Foundation has also funded research involving Oxitec, a biotechnology company known for releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in various regions around the world.

According to reports, Gates-backed initiatives have targeted mosquito species associated with diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, Zika virus, yellow fever, and chikungunya.

In addition, the Gates Foundation has supported efforts involving mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria, a strategy promoted through the Australia-based World Mosquito Programme.

Rather than genetically modifying the mosquitoes themselves, these programs breed mosquitoes carrying the bacteria and release them into the wild with the goal of spreading the organism through local mosquito populations.

Millions of Modified Mosquitoes Released Every Week

One of the largest ongoing projects is located in Colombia.

According to reports, approximately 30 million Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes are being released every single week as part of a large-scale program supported by the Gates Foundation and the World Mosquito Programme.

The initiative began years ago and has expanded significantly, with supporters claiming the bacteria can reduce transmission of diseases such as dengue fever.

Critics, however, argue that the public is effectively participating in a biological experiment without meaningful informed consent and that the long-term ecological consequences remain uncertain.

Questions Raised Over Dual-Use Biological Research

The controversy extends beyond mosquito control itself.

For years, scientists and academics have been discussing the risks associated with dual-use biological technologies.

This type of scientific research may have legitimate public-health applications, but it could also be misused for harmful purposes.

Various mosquito-borne diseases targeted by these projects, including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika, have been identified in biodefense and biosecurity discussions as pathogens of concern.

Critics argue that the increasing ability to genetically manipulate organisms raises important questions about oversight, transparency, and potential unintended consequences.

Critics Demand Greater Transparency

As governments, universities, private foundations, and biotechnology firms continue expanding mosquito-based intervention programs across multiple continents, critics are calling for far greater public scrutiny.

They argue that projects involving genetic modification, biological manipulation, and large-scale environmental releases should be subject to extensive public debate rather than being driven primarily by unelected global institutions and billionaire-funded organizations.

With millions of modified or bacteria-carrying mosquitoes already being released into communities around the world, opponents warn that society may not fully understand the consequences until years after the experiments have already reshaped natural ecosystems.


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To: Red Badger

The definition of “utter asshole” is a guy who fools around with things that are at God’s paygrade . This is even nuttier than that idea to pump black dust into the upper atmosphere.


81 posted on 05/30/2026 6:58:47 AM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.https://freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=4322961%2)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

You can take pills as a vaccine. My wife did that when she had to go to Nigeria several times.

Plus, we already drop all sorts of environmental crappola on that entire area to fight things like the screwfly. This might not be a problem.


82 posted on 05/30/2026 6:59:22 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: Red Badger

This guy is like a super villain that gets to do everything wrong and illegal with no repercussions. He owns the world and is happy destroying it.

We can call him Mr. Mosquito. and sic the SuperFriends on him ASAP!


83 posted on 05/30/2026 7:53:20 AM PDT by Delta 21 (None of us are descendants of fearful men!)
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To: Red Badger
They didn't tell him what to do?

That was negligence on the part of who ever organized his mission trip.

I understand here in the US the medical people not knowing to check if it was malaria immediately but his guides should have told him what to look for at the least.

84 posted on 05/30/2026 8:04:31 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: Red Badger

“”....opponents warn that society may not fully understand the consequences until years after the experiments have already reshaped natural ecosystems.””

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Ya mean.... kinda like with the long-term “”unintended?”” consequences of the spike proteins in the COVID-19 vaccines? Like that?

And let’s see... these same ‘let’s play god’ methods are being used by the very same cretins who have already gone on record to state that there are too damn many humans on planet earth. Need to eliminate 90% or so “for the good of mankind” (or for the good of the globalist elites). What could go wrong?


85 posted on 05/30/2026 8:34:21 AM PDT by Danie_2023 (I'm America First, but I stand by Israel and against 'anyone' that acts against America or Israel.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

“”I recall the day I told my co-workers that Gates is the anti-Christ. (I actually did.) It was the day we were forced to give up WordPerfect for that damn MS Word. Gates bundled MS Office free with the purchase of new Windows PCs.””

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Gates was just warming up to play his version of god... by then “forcing” anyone that keeps Windows on their pc (instead of switching to Linux) to receive “updates” every damn month, whether they want or need it or not. Updates that very often ended up screwing up some other program or app that the user had installed (speaking from personal experiences many times over the years).

I believe the concept of ‘forcing’ is now fully in Gates nature. He is forcing the people to deal with whatever evil he is wreaking upon them. My question is... why is he not being stopped?


86 posted on 05/30/2026 8:39:43 AM PDT by Danie_2023 (I'm America First, but I stand by Israel and against 'anyone' that acts against America or Israel.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

It is a small church. Yes they should have told him to get vaccinated for malaria, and even then the vaccine is only about 75% effective..............


87 posted on 05/30/2026 8:43:30 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: madison10

Wasn’t India considering crimes against humanity charges against Gates?


88 posted on 05/30/2026 8:45:48 AM PDT by Reily
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To: Red Badger

He’s either smersh or blofeld not sure.


89 posted on 05/30/2026 9:19:02 AM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: Red Badger

DDT Worked great till they made up science about it’s effects on birds.


90 posted on 05/30/2026 9:19:51 AM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: Red Badger
Personally never bothered with the vaccine because none of them were reliable. And the preventative, at least the one that was available at that point, does strange things to your ability to sleep. Works for short term, about a week or so, but long term you are going to have problems. The US military found that out during Desert Storm.

Test and cure will give you the least amount of problems over the long term. And it is reliable.

91 posted on 05/30/2026 9:41:38 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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