#Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis
Aerial larvicide applications underway in fight against avian malaria and in an ongoing effort to save honeycreepers from extinction
Conservationists on Kauaʻi have started aerial applications of the larvicide Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis or BTi, in an effort to suppress populations of the species of mosquito that carries avian malaria. Similar applications are scheduled to begin on Maui after the first of the year. It’s part of the broader effort to save near-extinct populations of honeycreepers like ʻakikiki in native forests.
