Sacramento to release 400,000 sterile mosquitoes to fight off invasive ones

SACRAMENTO — Sacramento is launching a new tactic to stop the spread of invasive mosquitoes that can infect people with Zika and dengue fever.

The plan, which was just approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, is to release 400,000 live mosquitoes into the environment.

“We need ways to combat these mosquitoes, which are posing a public health threat,” said Luz Maria Robles with the Sacramento Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District…

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