Spraying thousands of chilled, sterile mosquitoes from specially adapted drones could prove a cost-effective way to slash numbers of the insects and curb the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases, say the backers of the technology.
WeRobotics, a non-profit trialling the method, plans to start mosquito-release tests shortly in Latin America.
It has recently piloted ways to transport medicines and medical samples in Peru’s Amazon region and the Dominican Republic using the unmanned aerial vehicles. But this time the cargo will be sensitive insects that must survive the process …
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/mosquito-packed-drones-could-give-extra-bite-zika-fight
Reuters | Jan. 23, 2018
