The Ottawa Public Health (OPH) agency is deploying drones capable of carrying and dispersing larvicides to kill mosquitoes. The technology is supplied and operated by GDG Environment. Richard Trudel, a scientific adviser for the company, says bigger areas require bigger drones. The company’s larger drone is capable of spreading larvicide in a six-metre radius, and […]Ottawa Deploys Mosquito-Killing Drones to Prevent Spread of West Nile Virus
The Ottawa Public Health (OPH) agency is deploying drones capable of carrying and dispersing larvicides to kill mosquitoes. The technology is supplied and operated by GDG Environment. Richard Trudel, a scientific adviser for the company, says bigger areas require bigger drones. The company’s larger drone is capable of spreading larvicide in a six-metre radius, and […]