What are Genetically engineered (GE) insects?

 

Genetically engineered (GE) insects are yet another class of biotech experiments moving rapidly toward release into our environment.

They are talking about controls and oversight, but none is currently being provided. These GE insects include a GE pink bollworm, a GE medfly, GE apple codling moth and GE mosquitos.

This is amazing stuff that they are working on, the USDA has allowed a field trial in Arizona of pink bollworms engineered with a fluorescent gene so that the British company that created them (Oxitec) can assess how far they travel.