When Brazil opened the world’s largest mosquito factory in Curitiba this July, it wasn’t to unleash a plague—but to stop one. Wolbito do Brasil can churn out 100 million Aedes aegypti eggs each week, all carrying Wolbachia bacteria that block viruses like dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Over time, these “good” mosquitoes breed with wild populations, […]
