Should we wipe mosquitoes off the face of the Earth?

[Kaleredar]

Well, I do think that about our species. As far as doing something about it: vsec at age 20. There will be no one to replace me when I die.

Yep people always have a solid idea of how they're going to live their future lives at the age of 20...

[Berengil]

Yep people always have a solid idea of how they're going to live their future lives at the age of 20...

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. That I shouldn't have done that?

[Kaleredar]

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. That I shouldn't have done that?

Sounds like something easily regrettable down the line.

[WskyDK]

http://www.orkin.com/other/mosquitoe...ito-predators/

Lel.
You're #3 to post that link hah

[Osmeric]

Am I reading too much into this, or are you a climate change denier?

No, I'm not. Climate change is very much worth addressing (and we're making remarkable progress on renewable energy sources) but it's not "destroying the planet".

[Taeldorian]

Also, http://www.mosquitoreviews.com/mosqu...ecosystem.html

It's not as easy as pressing a button. Thankfully, smarter people than MMO-C posters, are the one making decisions and checking the facts before taking action.

Where you at we gotta square up.

[Shadowferal]

What is it with this shitty website today being shittier than usual...?

Bah! Still hates them. But I hates the other blood sucking critters even more.

Hmm...Of the 3,000 varieties on the planet, only 200 or so bite us; only Aedes aegypti, and perhaps the more common Culex quinquefasciatus, are thought to carry Zika.

For Lines, there is a more pressing case for the eradication of aegypti, as a carrier of dengue fever, than any other species of mosquito. “There is no visible end to this except a war against aegypti,” he says. “Otherwise this is going to go on for a thousand years.” He points out that because aegypti are thoroughly adapted to a man-made environment, unlike the anopheles variety that carry malaria, they will only become more prevalent as the human population and its accompanying urban sprawl grow.

In the end, if the technical and ecological objections can be overcome, it seems unlikely that philosophical arguments for the sanctity of aedes aegypti will hold sway. The mosquito has so ravaged us, for so long, that for most people it has exhausted all rights of appeal. Pretty, whose work straddles the arts and sciences, has also written about extinction. In his book, The Edge of Extinction, he considers how different cultures deal with the loss of species and habitats that surround them. It is fair to say that he is an advocate of conservation. But even he has his limit. “If one has a hierarchy of thoughts,” he says, “the first would be that it would be desirable if we humans had a lighter impact and that any loss is one that should be deeply worrying. And in most cases you can stop at that point. But here you can ask the second question: if there was a loss of a whole species, would there be a human benefit? And in this case, the human benefit is so great that I think you have to say: ‘OK, I can hold these two thoughts at once.’”

[Zethras]

Lel.
You're #3 to post that link hah

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[Deleted]

But skeeters aren't the primary food source for anything...at least nothing that won't be missed.

Just about anything that eats them things can survive by eating other..things.

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Your home-school doesn't count.

I actually have a masters, so yeah probably a bit more than your kindergarden education level.

[Shadowferal]

I actually have a masters, so yeah probably a bit more than your kindergarden education level.

Correspondence courses don't typically rate.

Infracted - trolling

[Berengil]

No, I'm not. Climate change is worth addressing (and we're making remarkable progress on renewable energy sources) but it's not "destroying the planet".

Gotcha. I get what you're saying: it's not "destroying the planet" just changing it in a way that we dont like.

Cant destroy a planet w/o a Deathstar

[zephid]

No, mosquitoes are food for a lot of birds etc. removing them completely would really screw things up.

[Alydael]

I don't think we could do it without causing harm to a whole host of other living things as well (if we even could do it all). Also, doing things like that tends to have unforeseen consequences, so I doubt it would work out as planned....

[Deleted]

I say get rid of moths, fucking horrible creatures

[Deleted]

Correspondence courses don't typically rate.

You can try to bait me all you want, you'll still be stupid in the end.

Infracted - minor flaming

[Fencers]

Yes. I was reading a article a while back about this subject actually. From what I read it seems that wiping out mosquito would have a minimal impact on the environment- if that is true, let's do it.

[Berengil]

Sounds like something easily regrettable down the line.

Understood. it's been 20 years since I did, and no regrets so far. I can't stand kids and I avoid them as much as possible in my day-to-day routine. It's certainly not a decision to make lightly.

[Alydael]

No, mosquitoes are food for a lot of birds etc. removing them completely would really screw things up.

Every night bats around the world eat millions of mosquitoes (thank you bats!). I imagine many bats would struggle for food if there were no more tasty mosquitoes to eat......

[Deleted]

No, mosquitoes are food for a lot of birds etc. removing them completely would really screw things up.

And fish, a lot of people don't realize 60% of the fish in the world feed of insect larva or eggs.

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Every night bats around the world eat millions of mosquitoes (thank you bats!). I imagine many bats would struggle for food if there were no more tasty mosquitoes to eat......

Yes they'd have to resort to fruit instead, which then would ruin the fruit crops.

[Deleted]

Yes they'd have to resort to fruit instead, which then would ruin the fruit crops.

Exterminate them as well then, keep going until balance is reached.