this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2023
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I looked it up once - apparently mosquitos are an important food source for birds, bats, frogs, and the larvae is eaten by fish.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This meme is braindead. Mozzies do suck, but everything has it's place and we're waaay to stupid to play God with ecosystems and the food chain

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do agree we doing way to much to ecosystems but mosquitoes are a problem worth trying to fix, in first world countries they barely spread disease but they kill so many people worldwide with disease. We most likely shouldn't eradicate them for that but something tio mitigate that spread would be amazing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah that breed that don't carry virus idea sounds good. As they reproduce they stop transmitting it and eventually the entire species don't carry it

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? It worked perfectly with cane toads. And wild boars. And catfish. And mongoose.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

And rabbits. And kudzu. And Asian carp. Etc…

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately they're also pollinators.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

They're an insignificant source, at least for bats and birds.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm willing to take the risk. Those creatures can eat something else.