Thousands of mosquitoes are being dropped by drone over islands in Hawaii. Here’s why | CNN Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by releasing more mosquitoes.

#Hawaii is releasing #MaleMosquitoes having a strain of bacteria called #Wolbachia— causing NonViableEggs when they mate with wild females

This will help control the #InvasiveMosquitoPopulation, which is decimating #NativeBirdPopulations with #AvianMalaria

#conservation
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