Why Are Scientists Releasing More Mosquitoes?

From PBS Terra.

There’s a factory in Colombia breeding and releasing millions of mosquitoes… on purpose. These mosquitoes are infected with Wolbachia, a bacterium that blocks viruses. Human Footprint host Shane Campbell-Staton visits the World Mosquito Program, to see how entomologist Nelson Grisales is controlling one species against another to save millions of people’s lives.