How Moskie works
A small change
to the life cycle.
Male mosquitoes don’t bite. Releasing sterile males can help interrupt the next generation of one mosquito species.
The science, via the CDC ↗Release the males.
Males are sterilized with radiation before release.
They find a mate.
They mate with wild females of the same species.
The eggs don’t hatch.
Repeated releases aim to reduce the target population over time.
