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    Millions of Honeybees Killed in Attempt to Prevent Zika

    Millions of Honeybees Killed in Attempt to Prevent Zika

    Aerial spraying of the pesticide naled in a South Carolina county, done in an attempt to prevent Zika-infected mosquitoes from gaining a foothold in the state, resulted instead in the massacre of millions of honeybees. On one farm in Summerville, South Carolina, 46 hives were wiped out instantly, killing 2.5 million bees.Flowertown Bee Farm and […]

    Health Officials Warn Zika Could Spread Across More Gulf States

    Health Officials Warn Zika Could Spread Across More Gulf States

    Zika could extend its reach from Miami to Gulf States such as Texas and Louisiana, National Institute of Health official Anthony Fauci said in an interview Monday. This warning comes just days after the Center for Disease Control expanded on its first ever domestic travel warning by advising pregnant women not to travel to Miami […]

    FDA Approves Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Zika in Florida

    FDA Approves Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Zika in Florida

    Amid news of a Zika outbreak in the Miami area, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM) has cleared the experimental release of genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes in the Florida Keys to help combat the virus. The agency also concluded that the proposed field trial “will not have significant impacts on […]