When infected with Wolbachia, the mosquitoes are much less likely to transmit diseases such as dengue and Zika, because the bacteria compete with these viruses. The insects also pass the bacteria on to their offspring. Researchers hope that the modified mosquitoes will interbreed with the wild population wherever they are released, and that the number of mosquitoes with Wolbachia will eventually surpass that of mosquitoes without it.
I was not familiar with this method. Seems like a neat idea.
Dengue rates drop after release of modified mosquitoes in Colombia (www.nature.com)
linguistics (mander.xyz)
xkcd.com/2390/