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San Gabriel Valley tests sterile-mosquito release to curb dengue risk

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Source: LAist
San Gabriel Valley tests sterile-mosquito release to curb dengue risk
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San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is releasing about 480,000 sterile male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes over 16 weeks in a 25-acre Bassett area to prevent wild females from producing offspring, using Wolbachia bacteria; since these are males, they don’t bite, and the program aims to reduce mosquito bites and dengue risk as peak season arrives.

Topics:healthlocal#aedes-aegypti#local#san-gabriel-valley#sterile-insect-technique#vector-control#wolbachia
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  1. Why you should be glad 500K mosquitoes are being released in San Gabriel Valley  LAist
  2. Millions of mosquitos will be released in this Sacramento neighborhood. Here’s why  Sacramento Bee
  3. Sterile mosquitoes released in Rosemont to reduce invasive species  KCRA
  4. Fighting Mosquitoes With Mosquitoes: SGV Mosquito Match Begins in Bassett, CA  Pasadena Now
  5. 30,000 mosquitoes to be released in San Gabriel Valley each week to fight mosquitoes  NBC Los Angeles

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