Florida Keys Mosquito Ctrl Dst
Environmental ServicesFlorida, United States11-50 Employees
Florida Keys Mosquito Ctrl Dst is an environmental services organization focused on mosquito control in the Florida Keys, based in Gulf Marathon, Florida. The entity serves the local community and public health authorities by managing mosquito populations to reduce disease risk. It has partnered with Oxitec, a biotechnology firm, on projects involving genetically engineered mosquitoes and related public education and deployment pilots. A notable recent development is the continued Oxitec collaboration following a 2021 pilot. Earlier activities included a 2020 seven-part public webinar series about the GE mosquito project, and the late-2019 start of U.S. releases of GE Aedes aegypti in collaboration with Oxitec.