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Florida set to battle mosquitoes with low-flying drones

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Most people might use sprays or swatters to get rid of pesky mosquitoes from their homes.
Now, Florida county is set to battle these troublesome pests with teams of low-flying insectfighting drones.
The state even has plans to create one mammoth craft that weighs the same as a grizzly bear (1,500 pounds/ 680kg).
As a result of a new US federal programme, authorities will be able to fly drones at night and directly over people at "low altitude", something that would not have been permitted under current law.
Details about when or how the unmanned
drone will be combating the country s pest problem have yet to be revealed.
Authorities already use helicopters and small aircraft to monitor and treat problem areas.
"We potentially could be using it more for surveillance and in more isolated areas for treatment missions," Eric Jackson, a public information officer at the Lee County Mosquito Control District in southwestern Florida told CNBC.
"Our district relies heavily on aerial operations," he said.
The county has a lot of mangrove habitat which is ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
"We're trying to be as innovative as we can and as efficient as we can. And if this can be used safely, we're open to anything," Jackson said.
Commissioners are meeting later this month to discuss the next steps.
Florida is one of ten sites included in a the Federal Aviation Administration's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program which aims to harness drone technology-
"We've been doing this for 60 years with aircraft dealing with mosquito issues, so I'm thinking that might have played a part (in our selection)," Jackson said.
Other states have requested to use drone technology for other purposes -for example north Dakota wants to use them for monitoring crops and oil pipelines and authorities in Tennessee are using them for package deliveries.