Vector control specialists hope this will reduce the mosquito population without deploying pesticides and chemicals.
All of the late-season rain falling on Southern California has created the possibility of a bad mosquito season this year. However, vector control specialists have devised a way to reduce the population, even though it may seem counterproductive. The West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control is the first district in California to release sterilized, young male mosquitos into the wild. The technique has been so successful that the organization plans more releases in the Inland Empire.
'Spraying caustic chemicals and pesticides, that's not gonna cut it,' he said. 'Cause they just build an immunity to that. They don't have any offspring, then you don't have to worry about getting rid of them.'The method is touted as an environmentally friendly way to reduce mosquitos and prevent the spread of disease. While it may seem counterproductive, it interrupts the species' reproductive cycle.
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