History of the Project
2016
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for a small-scale project with Oxitec’s first-generation mosquito, OX513A, in the Florida Keys
2020
EPA granted an Experimental Use Permit (EUP) for pilot projects in Florida
2020
Florida State authorities also authorized the EUP for Oxitec releases in Monroe County, Florida
2020
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Board of Commissioners approved the project in the Florida Keys
2021
First releases of Oxitec mosquitoes in the Florida Keys to evaluate the effectiveness of this control tool for Aedes aegypti
2023
FKMCD – Oxitec Mosquito Project begins it’s third season in Spring 2023
