What could go wrong?
Genetically engineered moths have been released into the wild to wipe out pests...
The numbers of widowers in the country is gonna skyrocket.
“Genetically engineered moths have been released into the wild to wipe out pests”
Perhaps Bolivian Tree Lizards can then be released into the wild to combat the Genetically engineered moths.
Do you want Mothra?
Because that’s how you get Mothra.
With lasers? That works for sharks, but moths??
They will contract the latest Chinese flu and morph into these.
Oh sure, it’s all fun and games until it jumps to humans, then we die off in 6 generations.
oh just swell- now we’ll have to introduce genetically modified birds to deal with the genetically modified moths that are destroyign nature, then we’ll have to introduce genetically modified hawks to deal with hte genetically modified birds that have gone berzerk- then we’ll have to introduce genetically modified cats to catch the genetically modified hawks that are now ruining the natural order of htigns, then we’ll have to introduce genetically modified dogs to deal with the insane genetically modified cats, then we’ll have to introduce genetically modified lions to kill the mad genetically modified dogs, then we’ll have to introduce genetically modified zebra muscles to poop all over the place causing the lions to catch some kind of weird genetically modified virus to kill them off with-
the vicious round and round circles-
Moths have their place. Wiping them out just means another insect which competed with the moths will proliferate and so on and so forth.
I wonder what ‘the Butterfly Effect’ will be when this comes to fruition.
Sciencel
“She blinded me with science!”
These geniuses are going to mess around and **** something up real good.
What could possibly go wrong?
This sounds self-limiting.
If the moths only mate with their own they die off.
Even if they mated outside their own subgroup of moths we would hope it would have the same results; the offspring die.
I don't see how this could jump species but nature is full of surprises. What if some offspring do live and mature? What will this do to their genetic heritage? Indestructible super moths?
Keep your fingers crossed and pray for the best.
Sounds like a Simpson’s episode:
Lisa: Dad, we did something very bad!
Homer: Did you wreck the car?
Bart: No!
Homer: Did you release genetically engineered moths?
Lisa: Yes!
Homer: But the car’s okay?
Lisa / Bart: Uh-huh.
Homer: All right then.
Production and release of sterile male insects is OLD tech. The only thing different is the way the genetic modification/sterilization is done. Past successful efforts have used ionizing radiation.