{"id":365031,"date":"2026-07-28T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-of-mosquitos-being-released-in-washington-dc-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T04:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:00:14","slug":"thousands-of-mosquitos-being-released-in-washington-dc-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-of-mosquitos-being-released-in-washington-dc-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of mosquitos being released in Washington DC | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qjD-JATj_V0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of mosquitos being released in Washington DC | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qjD-JATj_V0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>About 600,000 mosquitoes are being released across the Washington DC area this summer to help reduce local mosquito populations. <\/p>\n<p>Only male mosquitoes \u2013 infected with the naturally occurring bacteria Wolbachia \u2013 are released. They don&#8217;t bite humans, and the bacteria they carry prevents any eggs produced after mating from hatching.<\/p>\n<p>The release of mosquitos comes as climate change creates more favourable conditions for the insects to survive and reproduce, increasing concerns about the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 600,000 mosquitoes are being released across the Washington DC area this summer to help reduce local mosquito populations. Only male mosquitoes \u2013 infected with the naturally occurring bacteria Wolbachia \u2013 are released. They don&#8217;t bite humans, and the bacteria they carry prevents any eggs produced after mating from hatching. 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