FRESNO, Calif. (KABC) -- Twenty-million mosquitoes are set to be released into the air in and around Fresno.
This may not sound like a great idea, but the goal is to reduce the mosquito population and the threat of West Nile Virus and Zika, which the insects carry.
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The mosquitoes being released are sterile males. They will mate with females who will then produce eggs, but the eggs won't hatch.
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Officials say it won't be a problem for people because only females bite.
One million sterile males will be released each week for the next twenty weeks.