UMATILLA, MORROW COUNTIES — As the sun rises, local vector control crews are tuned in to two familiar sounds: the whine of mosquitoes and the buzz of drones now being used to track them. Vector ...

Experts have deployed lab-raised mosquitoes and high-tech drones into the Hawaiian wilderness to combat avian malaria and save rare birds from extinction, the American Bird Conservancy announced on ...

Above, a multi-agency group has begun deploying drones to deliver nonbiting, lab-reared male mosquitoes into the forests of Maui. The multiyear effort to reduce the mosquito population and the risks ...

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SALT LAKE CITY — West Nile virus cases are ticking up in Utah in multiple counties and workers in various districts are trying to quell this problem. They have amped up efforts to keep people and ...

From vast parks to wetlands to conservation areas, Broward is now using a drone to spray for mosquitoes in hard-to-reach places. The drone hits the air with a payload of about 15 pounds of spray, ...

Schwab said Braham is asking $6,000 for the drone, which is less than half the cost of buying a new fogger. He said the 2026 public works budget included $14,000 for a new fogger, “so it’s money ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drones can be used for more than capturing images and videos of wildfires. The Dragon Bravo Fire continues to burn on the North ...

A military university in China's Hunan province has unveiled a mosquito-sized drone designed to carry out surveillance while evading detection. "This type of micro-robot is especially suitable for ...

China’s National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) has developed a mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military operations. Details are a little thin on the ground, but its development is ...