We have the ability to severely curtail the mosquitoes that bite humans. And yet we don’t bother.
https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/mosquito-control/genetically-modified-mosquitoes.html
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They have released them in several places, even in the US surprisingly.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxitec
Sounds like it only recently got regulatory approval, and then there has to be some testing at each location before release.
Get you some dragonflies!
https://old.lemmy.world/comment/12060765
https://old.lemmy.world/comment/12059976
If you do the tiny pond thing, you'll also get hungry amphibians.