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Video. France is releasing millions of sterile insects to fight tiger mosquitoes

Updated: 17/06/2026 - 8:58 GMT+2

A startup in southern France is releasing sterilised male tiger mosquitoes into urban areas in an effort to reduce populations of the invasive insect and limit the spread of diseases.

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