So instead of sprays or pellets that donât reach those places, officials in the Keys turned to a UK firm called Oxitec â their scientists have developed a method to alter the mosquitoesâ genetic code to kill them off.
Bedford County, Virginia (VA) County population in 2014: 76,583 (22% urban, 78% rural); it was 60,371 in 2000. County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 15,592. County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,639. County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,640.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area of Lynchburg of 2,122 square miles (5,500 km2) is near the geographic center of Virginia and encompasses Amherst County, Appomattox County, Bedford County, Campbell County, City of Bedford, and the City of Lynchburg. It is the fifth largest MSA in Virginia with a population of 246,036.