BLUF

Drones in Brazil are being used to release sterile male mosquitos to combat mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and dengue fever.

Summary

  1. Faster and more efficient.
  2. Potential 90% reduction within weeks.
  3. Sterile insect technique (SIT) prevents female mosquitos from laying viable eggs.
  4. SIT has been used for over 50 years.
  5. Originally developed by The International Atomic Energy Agency.

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