Why Singapore is releasing millions of male aedes mosquitoes every week

🦟 Feel like there are more mosquitoes around Singapore lately? It’s not your imagination — the Singapore government has been releasing millions of mosquitoes weekly to bring down the mosquito population. But before you reach for the fly swatter, the mosquitoes being released are male Aedes mosquitoes that carry the Wolbachia bacteria. When these Wolbachia-carrying males mate with female mosquitoes, the eggs don't hatch. CNA’s Rachel Teng explains how effective this strategy has been. #singapore #sgnews Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia