West Nile virus cases are ticking up in Utah in multiple counties and workers in various districts are trying to quell this problem. They have amped up efforts to keep people and vulnerable animals safe.

At the Salt Lake Mosquito Abatement District, for example, workers are utilizing an innovative technology to engage in high-tech battles against the bugs. Drones are hitting the skies to fight a deadly airborne pest — the mosquito — that can carry West Nile virus.

This is a modern day approach to fighting one of the world’s most ancient species.

A three-member team was out Friday morning in this aerial war against the bugs. District manager Ary Faraji said they are using an innovative technology that takes modern state of the art applications to kill mosquitoes, a species of which there

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