To curb a dengue-carrying mosquito, L.A. County officials are releasing sterilized males. The approach is promising, but funding to expand it is uncertain.
Residents were supposed to get a respite from the ankle-nipping mosquitoes that fueled a recent surge in dengue fever in Los Angeles County.
Typically, the invasive mosquitoes — called Aedes aegypti — essentially disappear from winter until early May... [6616 chars]