{"id":443475,"date":"2022-05-07T22:29:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T19:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/louisiana-using-drones-to-fight-out-of-control-mosquitos\/"},"modified":"2022-05-07T22:29:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T19:29:08","slug":"louisiana-using-drones-to-fight-out-of-control-mosquitos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/louisiana-using-drones-to-fight-out-of-control-mosquitos\/","title":{"rendered":"#Louisiana using drones to fight out-of-control mosquitos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d9a57edcda\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d9a57edcda\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/louisiana-using-drones-to-fight-out-of-control-mosquitos\/#%E2%80%9CLouisiana_using_drones_to_fight_out-of-control_mosquitos%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Louisiana using drones to fight out-of-control mosquitos&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLouisiana_using_drones_to_fight_out-of-control_mosquitos%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Louisiana using drones to fight out-of-control mosquitos&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>If you can\u2019t swat them, drone them.<\/p>\n<p>One community in northern Louisiana has deployed drones to combat out-of-control mosquito populations.<\/p>\n<p>The Caddo Parish Animal Services and Mosquito Control is responsible for mosquito control over a 900-square-mile area. This year they have deployed drones to spray insecticide into the region\u2019s more hard-to-reach locations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/drones-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Agriculture drone fly to sprayed fertilizer on the green tea fields\" class=\"wp-image-22181617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/drones-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/drones-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/drones-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The drones will target mosquito communities in hard-to-reach areas.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/drones-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Flying quadrocopter, remote controlled drone with camera\" class=\"wp-image-22181618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/drones-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/drones-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/drones-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The drones will spray insecticide onto \u201cmosquito larvae before they become adults,\u201d according to Caddo Mosquito Control Manager Brian Glascock.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mosquitos-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mosquito sucking blood on the human skin.\" class=\"wp-image-22181621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mosquitos-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mosquitos-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mosquitos-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mosquitoes pose a threat of transmitting the West Nile Virus to people.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited about being able to treat mosquitoes in the parish in areas that we haven\u2019t been able to treat before,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/technology-louisiana-animals-insects-shreveport-35ef650278ce19fe68d957e13683242b\">said Caddo Mosquito Control Manager<\/a> Brian Glascock. \u201cWe are able to fly the drone over these areas and drop larvicide, hitting the mosquito larvae before they become adults.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>West Nile Virus, a potentially deadly disease carried by mosquitos, remains an issue in Louisiana. 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