Ichinisan
Lifer
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Yeah. The unintended ecological devastation would probably be something we didn't think of.maybe not, really. IIRC, there isn't a critter out there that depends on mosquitoes as a significant part of their diet. I think for bats, which eat tons of mosquitoes, it's maybe 1% or less of their diet? I do think it's fine to assume the worst when one begins suggesting eradicating an entire phylogeny or, at least, the specific species that are vectors for the worst diseases (taking out aedis, and the other ankle biters, would likely eliminate yellow fever and malaria), but it may not be that big of a deal in the end. Mosquitoes aren't even serving to keep other species in check.
This mosquito expert, whose livelihood depends on mosquitoes, thinks that making them extinct is a great idea
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/07/09/the-mosquito-solution
Datt malaria doe. Keel dem skeeters.
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