MINNEAPOLIS — Drones are used to perform a variety of tasks and jobs in today’s modern world. Here in Minnesota, they’re now being used to keep the mosquito population in check. The Metropolitan ...

UMATILLA, MORROW COUNTIES — As the sun rises, local vector control crews are tuned in to two familiar sounds: the whine of mosquitoes and the buzz of drones now being used to track them. Vector ...

Jason Rantala joined WCCO as a reporter in June 2023. He's a Minnesota native and is thrilled to be telling the stories of those in his hometown. Crews are now out with a new tool to help keep ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

Above, a multi-agency group has begun deploying drones to deliver nonbiting, lab-reared male mosquitoes into the forests of Maui. The multiyear effort to reduce the mosquito population and the risks ...

SALT LAKE CITY — West Nile virus cases are ticking up in Utah in multiple counties and workers in various districts are trying to quell this problem. They have amped up efforts to keep people and ...

Experts have deployed lab-raised mosquitoes and high-tech drones into the Hawaiian wilderness to combat avian malaria and save rare birds from extinction, the American Bird Conservancy announced on ...

From vast parks to wetlands to conservation areas, Broward is now using a drone to spray for mosquitoes in hard-to-reach places. The drone hits the air with a payload of about 15 pounds of spray, ...