The plan is part of the company's Debug initiative, a decade-old program that intends to reduce diseases spread by mosquitoes worldwide.

Google's "debug" program is seeking federal approval to release up to 32 million non-biting male mosquitoes in Florida and California.

Adding to the existing mosquito population may sound counterintuitive, but there’s a method to the madness at Alphabet’s Debug Project. Forget search engines, AI assistants, and smartphones—Google’s next release could be a swarm of millions of mosquitoes.

In a permit filing with the Environmental Protection Agency, Google wants to release millions of mosquitoes in California and Florida. The Debug Project's goal is to decimate populations of disease-carrying mosquitoes by introducing what it calls "good bugs" to the environment.

The company has asked to release around 32 million lab-grown mosquitoes as part of its Debug program, which it says will reduce the overall population, but it is yet to be approved.

A project backed by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, wants to release 32 million mosquitoes in two US states. Debug, a Google initiative, is seeking the approval of the US government to release male mosquitoes in California and Florida in a bid to decrease the number of 'bad' disease-spreading bugs.

Google seeks government approval to unleash millions of sterile mosquitoes in California and Florida, aiming to stop the spread of disease by replacing bad bugs with good ones. Here’s how the tech giant’s real-world debugging could impact local communities.

Google's "debug program" is seeking federal approval to release up to 32 million non-biting male mosquitoes in Florida and California.