Thursday, February 25th 2010

Oxitec is a pioneer in controlling insects that transmit disease and damage crops. We are developing a number of insect strains to help control insects in a safe and sustainable way. This is a regular newsletter to keep you up to date with Oxitec developments.

Monday, February 22nd 2010

A new strain of mosquitoes in which females cannot fly, and therefore cannot mate or spread disease, presents a potential breakthorugh in the control of dengue fever. The announcement was made by the University of California, Irvine, and relates to Oxitec’s OX3604C Aedes aegypti strain.