ZAP Mosquitoes Target Asian Tiger Flies | Annapolis News

A Maryland-based company is launching a bold new mosquito-fighting strategy across the DMV region by releasing 600,000 genetically modified male mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria—designed to make female mosquitoes infertile and halt population growth. Targeting the dangerous Asian Tiger Mosquito, this EPA-approved method, already proven to slash Dengue cases by 98% in South America, aims to curb disease spread without biting humans and could scale up dramatically by next year. Support the show:Get a discount at https://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/986b3d48a122ad36