insect parasite genes for combating mosquito-borne disease

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my two cents:

here is the study from the video:

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2017/02/27/new-tool-for-combating-mosquito-borne-disease-insect-parasite-genes/ 

In 2019, this paper below was published:
"Transgenic Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Transfer Genes into a Natural Population" which stated that:
"under laboratory conditions, 3–4% of the offspring from matings of OX513A with wild type do survive to adulthood although they are weak and it is not known if they are fertile."...there is a small subset of natural mosquito populations that are surviving the lethality gene, but they are unsure if the subset population can reproduce.
 
and this quote:
"The release strain, OX513A, was derived from a laboratory strain originally from Cuba, then outcrossed to a Mexican population. The three populations forming the tri-hybrid population now in Jacobina (Cuba/Mexico/Brazil) are genetically quite distinct, very likely resulting in a more robust population than the pre-release population due to hybrid vigor.
These results demonstrate the importance of having in place a genetic monitoring program during releases of transgenic organisms to detect un-anticipated consequences."
this is the paper:
 
I wonder if humans are getting transfected with sterility genes from these mosquitoes that are infected with Gates' Wolbachia?...seems to be a common thread of Gates' involvement with sterilizing populations...whether insect or human
"Within arthropods, Wolbachia is a reproductive parasite, manipulating the reproductive biology of hosts to increase its own transmission."
want to know an example of an arthropod?...crickets!