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A recent surge in the local spread of dengue fever in Southern California has led two vector control districts to release sterile male mosquitoes in select neighbourhoods.
By PA/TPN, in North America, World, Environment · 24 May 2025, 14:31 · 0 Comments
This measure seeks to reduce the population of mosquitoes as eggs produced after mating with a sterile male don’t hatch, and only females bite, so the transmission of diseases can also be managed.
Local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms released thousands of sterile male mosquitoes, with one district starting in 20203 and the other beginning the following year.
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