The 2016 total was more than half a billion dollars above the $5.2 billion USD reported in 2015 and puts the industry second in terms of foreign revenue generation after the oil sector.
Oxitec's genetically modified mosquitos produce offspring that will "inherit a self-limiting gene that causes them to die before reaching functional adulthood."
"Colombia is heavily underinsured. If you look at insurance penetration ... Colombia is about a quarter of where it should be," said John Nelson, chairman of Lloyd's of London.