Sacramento Drops Sterile Mosquitoes to Fight Disease | Sacramento News

Sacramento’s Rosemont neighborhood is battling a dangerous mosquito surge that spreads Zika, dengue, and chikungunya—so officials are unleashing over 140,000 sterile male mosquitoes to disrupt reproduction, with plans to release 2 million more over 16 weeks. These non-biting males, deployed at a 10-to-1 ratio, ensure no offspring hatch. The tactic, tested successfully last year in South Natomas, has locals like Sue Weaver cheering. At $136K so far, the operation relies on Kentucky suppliers—but Sacramento’s exploring its own breeding lab to eventually churn out a million sterile mosquitoes weekly and slash costs. Even Google’s in on it, seeking federal approval to release up to 16 million annually across California to finally tame these disease-carrying pests. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b851fbae3d80e1e2