Thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes being released in Florida

Thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes have begun to be released in Florida this week as part of an effort to combat a disease-spreading species of the insect.

The buzzy project, from British biotech company Oxitec, aims to curb the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which can spread diseases such as Zika and dengue fever, The Miami Herald reported. The project aims to have genetically modified male mosquitoes mate with non-modified females, which are the ones that bite.