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I recall reading a news article a while back about, I think, Aedes control measures being taken. And CA has a decent website outlining control strategies[1], as
by anonymouskimmer 4y ago
I recall reading a news article a while back about, I think, Aedes control measures being taken. And CA has a decent website outlining control strategies[1], as well as a dedicated website for West Nile virus control[2].
Meanwhile at least one private company and at least one California city have released Wolbachia-infected mosquitos [3],[4] or are seeking approval to release GMO mosquitos [5] to control viral transmission or Aedes breeding.
And Alameda county, at least, has a decent webpage up outlining its program [6].
Mosquito control, in general, is probably somewhat complicated by not wanting to eradicate the native mosquito species.
1 - https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/MosquitoesandMosquitoBorneDiseases.aspx# https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Mosquitoesan...
2 - https://westnile.ca.gov/ https://westnile.ca.gov/
3 - https://www.businessinsider.com/wolbachia-mosquitoes-california-google-alphabet-2017-7?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/wolbachia-mosquitoes-califor...
4 - https://www.wired.com/2016/08/california-city-fending-off-zika-releasing-40000-mosquitoes-every-week/ https://www.wired.com/2016/08/california-city-fending-off-zi...
5 - https://www.californiamosquitoproject.com/ https://www.californiamosquitoproject.com/
6 - https://www.mosquitoes.org/programs https://www.mosquitoes.org/programs