Millions kine mosquitoes dat no can make babies goin’ be set free on Maui soon time. Dis all part of one big kine plan fo’ save da Native Hawaiian birds. Deez birds stay getting less and less ’cause of one kine bird malaria — one sickness dat mosquitoes spread. ???
Long time ago, get choke different species of native forest birds in da state of Hawaii. Now, only get 17 of those left across da state. On top Maui, we only get six. Tree of those stay endangered now. Nicole Ferguson from da Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project wen’ say dis. ???
Fo’ save da native forest birds, Ferguson gotta study da mosquitoes first.
Right now, we no know how fo’ protect da birds from dis malaria. Da only way we know is by reducing da mosquito population, Ferguson wen’ say. ???
Fo’ reduce Maui’s mosquito population, they gotta first catch da males.
Only da females can bite people and only da female mosquitoes also can only bite birds. So, we know it’s only da females dat can pass on da disease fo’ both people and birds. ????️
So dey catch da male mosquitoes with lures and traps and den swap da males’ bacteria type.
Da bacteria types gotta match between da male and female fo’ dem to successfully have babies. If da male get one different type of bacteria than da female, dey goin’ do da hanky panky, da female goin’ lay her eggs, but those eggs no goin’ ever hatch, Ferguson wen’ say. ?❤️?
Dis goin’ reduce da population of mosquitoes on Maui, and hopefully goin’ help save Hawaii’s native forest birds.
Dey goin’ start releasing da mosquitoes next month. So, no be scared if you see plenny mosquitoes flying around. Dey all part of da plan to help save our beautiful native birds. ???
And who knows? Maybe dis kine out-of-da-box thinking goin’ be da solution we need fo’ save our native forest birds. Only time goin’ tell. We all gotta do our part fo’ malama our aina and all da creatures dat call dis place home. ????
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?? Millions of ‘Sterile’ Mosquitoes to Be Released on Maui in Bid to Save Native Birds ?
Millions of ‘sterile’ mosquitoes are about to be let loose on Maui. This is all part of a large-scale plan to save Native Hawaiian birds, whose numbers are rapidly decreasing due to avian malaria — a disease spread by mosquitoes. ???
In the past, Hawaii was home to more than 50 different species of native forest birds. However, only 17 of these species are left across the state. Maui is now home to just six, with three of these species currently listed as endangered. This sobering information comes courtesy of Nicole Ferguson from the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project. ???
To save the native forest birds, Ferguson must first delve into the world of mosquitoes.
Presently, we do not have a known method of protecting the birds against this strain of malaria other than reducing the mosquito population, as Ferguson explained. ???
To shrink Maui’s mosquito population, the initial step is to trap the male mosquitoes.
Only female mosquitoes have the ability to bite both humans and birds. Therefore, we know that only females can transmit diseases to both humans and birds. ????️
So, they trap the male mosquitoes using lures and traps, and then they alter the males’ bacteria type.
For mosquitoes to successfully reproduce, the bacteria types of the male and female must match. If the male carries a different type of bacteria than the female, the pair will mate, the female will lay her eggs, but those eggs will never hatch, as Ferguson explained. ?❤️?
This method is anticipated to reduce the population of mosquitoes on Maui, and hopefully, as a result, help save Hawaii’s native forest birds.
They are planning to start releasing the mosquitoes next month. So, don’t be alarmed if you see a surge of mosquitoes flying around. They are all part of the plan to help preserve our beautiful native birds. ???
And who knows? This innovative thinking might just be the solution we need to save our native forest birds. Only time will tell. We all have a part to play in caring for our land and all the creatures that call this place home. ????
