600,000 mosquitos are being dropped around Washington DC to kill off blood-sucking pests
- Some 600,000 mosquitoes are being deployed across the nation’s capital this summer — but they’re not looking to suck any human’s blood.
- Instead, the winged pests will work to halt growing populations of mosquitoes around Washington, D.
- C., that can spread deadly diseases, such as West Nile virus, dengue, chikungunya and zika.
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- Some 600,000 mosquitoes are being deployed across the nation’s capital this summer — but they’re not looking to suck any human’s blood.
- Instead, the winged pests will work to halt growing populations of mosquitoes around Washington, D.
- C., that can spread deadly diseases, such as West Nile virus, dengue, chikungunya and zika.
Sources: The Independent