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Drones are dumping thousands of mosquitos on Hawaii

Gail P Sherman
Jun 24, 2025
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Drones are dropping pods containing thousands of mosquitoes in the forests of Hawaii. To a mosquito magnet, this is a nightmare scenario, but it is all for a good cause. The mosquitoes are actually on a rescue mission.

For millions of years, there were dozens of species of Hawaiian honeycreepers. They survived the arrival of…

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