{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d348aacb-00cd-4b2d-9b3b-ee9d99cdb735/6871445cfe0897380eee073c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How do you fight mosquitos with mosquitos?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba18761a8cbe923a3cf195/1752253459563-5681e18e-b693-4201-b5c5-4a73de396612.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Scientists in Hawaii are using drones to drop millions of genetically modified mosquitoes across the archipelago, with the hope that it will help protect animals on the brink of extinction.</p><p><br></p><p>Read Benji Jones' article on why mosquitoes are being dropped from drones in Hawaii <a href=\"https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/416699/hawaii-endangered-species-birds-mosquitoes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a></p><p>Read more about the charity - Birds, Not Mosquitoes - <a href=\"https://www.birdsnotmosquitoes.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Writer: Casey Magloire</p><p>Producer: Casey Magloire</p><p>Executive producer: Rebecca Moore</p><p>Photography: Joe Mee&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Observer"}