What sounds like a supervillain’s evil plan may actually be helping to reduce bug bites in the DC area this summer.
Instead of relying only on broad spraying, a company is releasing hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes that never bite people across parts of Maryland and DC.
What’s happening?
According to FOX 5 DC, the plan calls for releasing about 600,000 male mosquitoes in and around Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, and DC to reduce local mosquito numbers without blanket pesticide use.
The effort is being run by Silver Spring-based Bee Safe Mosquito Control, which is working with homeowners directly rather than through local governments…