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Google plans 64 million sterile mosquitoes to curb dengue in California and Florida

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Source: Los Angeles Times
Google plans 64 million sterile mosquitoes to curb dengue in California and Florida
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Google seeks EPA approval to release up to 64 million Wolbachia-infected sterile male Aedes aegypti in California and Florida over two years to reduce disease-carrying mosquito populations. The effort would involve advanced sex-sorting tech, monitoring tools, and strategic releases, building on earlier trials that showed substantial drops in female mosquitoes, though cost and expansion hurdles remain as California faces ongoing dengue risk.

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