Nature goes inside the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’ — here’s the buzz

Update: 2025-09-05

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Raising mosquitoes to tackle disease might sound like an odd concept, but that’s what a facility in Brazil is aiming to do. Millions of mosquitoes are produced there every week, but these insects carry harmless Wolbachia bacteria that curbs their ability to spread deadly human viruses. Nature reporter Mariana Lenharo visited the facility and told us all about her experience in this Podcast Extra.

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Nature goes inside the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’ — here’s the buzz

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Nature goes inside the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’ — here’s the buzz

Nature goes inside the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’ — here’s the buzz