Drone Carries Mosquito to Stop Their Attack

Drone carries mosquito to stop their attack.

Name the world's most dangerous creature. The mosquito may not come to anyone's head. No matter how terrifying this small creature looks, it seems more annoying to us. But the truth is, there are a few on earth that are as harmful as mosquitos to humans. About seven million people infected every year by mosquito-borne diseases and many others die. This small animal carries deadly diseases like malaria, dengue fever, West Nile virus, and Zika. The condition of mosquitoes is rarely monitored through medical treatment.  

However, day-by-day mosquito growing up rapidly. Mosquito is a significant problem, especially in developing countries. For decades, government and non-profit organizations have been trying to kill mosquitoes by spraying pesticides across a wide area. However, this process is quite expensive. Mosquitoes have become resistant to commonly used pesticides. As a result, those pesticides do not work very well in killing mosquitoes.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long been looking for different ways to control mosquito populations. Today's discussion is about a new method.

In this method, a large number of male mosquitoes are born first in the enclosed area. These mosquitoes will decontaminate by gamma-ray radiation. Finally, mosquitoes will release into nature, among other mosquitoes. These mosquitoes no longer realize that they are unable to give birth to new mosquitoes, so they keep trying their best to breed. In most cases, these particular mosquitoes can catch the eyes of the female mosquitoes by removing the natural mosquitoes. But what will happen if they win the competition, they are no longer able to produce new mosquitoes! As a result, the number of newly born mosquitoes decreases. By this method, it is possible to reduce the number of mosquitoes at any place by about ninety percent (90%). 

The idea of controlling the birth of mosquitoes without males is already half a century old. However, spreading mosquitoes in developing or underdeveloped countries is not easy. In most areas, roads do not exist, such as poor road conditions, so it is not possible to spread these mosquitoes by bus or truck. When using a spacecraft, it becomes quite expensive to shoot mosquito cannon, which means it becomes quite costly. 

The idea of using drones to solve the problem.

In 2016, USAID funded a company called 'WeRobotics' to develop drone systems to carry mosquitoes. Since mosquitoes will have to travel across hundreds of square kilometers, WeRobotics started trying to figure out how to use drones at low cost instead of airplanes. This non-profit organization, WeRobotics, began with the goal of using drone technology to benefit society. They have established their robotic laboratory in various developing countries. Together with their subsidiaries, they have used drones to create maps of Nepal's roads, supply medicine to Peru, and assist in relief work after Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean Islands. Therefore, there is no doubt that they are the only suitable institutions for the development of drone-based mosquito control systems.

The process of working work

Creating a drone in this project is not a difficult task. The problem is how mosquitoes will be carried and how to spread them in nature. Mosquitoes are very weak. If thousands of mosquitoes knocked into a small box, they would injure. The injured mosquito will no longer be able to respond to natural mosquitoes so that the entire project will collapse. In this case, they need to ensure that mosquitoes can carry as much as possible while keeping them healthy.

That is why they plan to use a cooler container. The mosquitoes will fall asleep at a temperature of 3-5 degrees Celsius. This will allow them to pack frequently enough. Care must also be taken to release mosquitoes from drones. Even if all the mosquitoes throw together, they will not remain healthy. This is why they have tested several methods. Finally, they use a small rolling box, so that the mosquitoes can come out one by one. After exiting the box, they remain in another chamber for a few seconds, where their body temperature will adjust to the outside; it will confirm that they are awake and ready to fly. 

However, experts could not be sure at first whether carrying a mosquito with a drone would be more useful than carrying a mosquito in a familiar person's bag. For this reason, it was necessary to conduct the project on several occasions and collect data. Finally, in April 2018, after many tests, they first applied the project to the field.