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Deploying 32 million mosquitoes for vector control
Fifyly, a company under the Google group, is approaching U.S. approval to release approximately 32 million mosquitoes in California and Florida, with the aim of reducing the spread of insect-borne diseases. The project involves releasing genetically modified male mosquitoes that do not bite humans and decrease the wild mosquito population by mating with females. This prevents eggs from hatching and gradually lowers the mosquito numbers without the use of chemical insecticides. The new plan is the largest of its kind in terms of scale, with limited environmental impact expected, and it aims to reduce the transmission of diseases such as dengue fever, Zika, and West Nile virus.
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