Hawaii’s native honeycreeper birds are in danger of extinction owing to avian malaria, which is spread by alien mosquitos. Conservationists have launched a daring plan of releasing several million mosquitoes treated with sterilizing bacteria in an attempt to reduce mosquito numbers and save these endangered birds. This article investigates the issues [...]
In Los Angeles, mosquito warriors are adding to their arsenal by fighting more mosquitoes. L.A. is releasing thousands of sterile male mosquitoes to repel aggressive female mosquitoes. A human-targeting kind of mosquitoes has spread to Southern California. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District initiated this tactic, by releasing [...]
