Hawai’i: The Mosquito Problem
Podcast |
Threatened
Publisher |
BirdNote
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
Jul 19, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:26:53

How do you fight a disease carried by mosquitoes as climate change helps them spread? Avian malaria could wipe out whole species of birds, and people are going to great lengths to stop it. There’s hope on the horizon. Scientists believe they have a way to wipe out the mosquitos first. But will it come in time for the honeycreepers? 

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Invasive mosquitoes, carrying deadly (to birds) avian malaria, are thriving in Hawai‘i. Can we stop their population boom?

How do you fight a disease carried by mosquitoes as climate change helps them spread? Avian malaria could wipe out whole species of birds, and people are going to great lengths to stop it. There’s hope on the horizon. Scientists believe they have a way to wipe out the mosquitos first. But will it come in time for the honeycreepers? 

More info and transcript at BirdNote.org.

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