Google planning to release millions of mosquitoes into California to help stop diseases
Google is seeking federal approval to release up to 32 million specially treated mosquitoes in California and Florida to combat mosquito-borne diseases. The project targets Culex mosquitoes, which transmit diseases like West Nile virus and dengue. If approved, the initiative will use male mosquitoes infected with a bacteria that prevents offspring from surviving, thereby reducing the population over time.
- ▪Google plans to release millions of mosquitoes as part of a public health project.
- ▪The proposal is currently under review by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
- ▪The project aims to reduce the spread of diseases like West Nile virus and Zika.
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Metro Google planning to release millions of mosquitoes into California to help stop diseases By Daniel Farr Published May 29, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google California could soon become a testing ground for one of Google’s most ambitious public health projects yet. The tech giant is seeking federal approval to release up to 32 million specially treated mosquitoes in California and Florida over the next two years as part of an effort to reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis, dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever.
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