Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia have unleashed special mosquitoes injected with bacteria along with a slew of community efforts to tackle dengue. But with cases still on the rise, just how effective are these measures?
At Haleakalā National Park yesterday, the Director of Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and conservationists involved in Birds, Not Mosquitoes, shed light on the ongoing project to save native birds on East Maui.
A judge has granted summary judgment in favor of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), thwarting efforts by an advocacy group to restrain the use of the Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) to control mosquito born avian malaria on East Maui.
A naturally occuring bacterium has been successfully used to help control moquitos that spread deadly human diseases. Now that option has been approved for wider use