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:health#aedes-aegypti#local#san-gabriel-valley#sterile-insect-technique#vector-control#wolbachia
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