Column: Ho‘opiha ka makika i ka makika i ka ‘awahia

Synopsis: In order to preserve a number of endemic Hawaiian birds, male mosquitoes are being dropped by drones over remote areas of Maui and Kauaæi. These mosquitoes have been bred to carry a strain of bacteria called Wolbachia, which causes the females’ eggs not to hatch.

See the original article at: Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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