Mosquitoes are responsible for around 700,000 to 1 million human deaths worldwide every year, making the flying pests the deadliest insect on the planet.
Their numbers are expected to rise as climate change and migration increase their transmission and expand mosquito habitats.
Is there a way of stopping them?
To address this problem, Google is working on project Debug, which aims to release more “good bugs” than “bad bugs” into the environment.
Now, the American tech company has asked for the United States’ approval to release up to 64 million mosquitoes over two years in California and Florida.
