Google is preparing to unleash an army of 32 million mosquitoes across California and Florida — and it insists this is good for you.
The tech giant’s little-known Debug initiative has filed a request with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an experimental use permit to release specially treated male Culex mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia, a naturally occurring bacteria. The plan: when these lab-treated males mate with wild female mosquitoes, their offspring do not survive. Over time, Google engineers believe this biological suppression will reduce mosquito populations and curb the spread of diseases including West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis, dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever. The EPA is currently reviewing the proposal and accepting public comment.
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