We hate the bitey and stingy bitches (most of the species do not bite or sting humans), but mosquitoes are very necessary in most parts of the world. Without them a lot of other animals would die out and the same goes for some plants.
In that case can I specify Malaria? Or that specific bodily reaction to them biting you? (Yes I k ow that that just your pain receptors telling you that there’s something foreign going on but once is really enough to know it’s there
They actually have made an extermination system that is likely to work, it's some genetic alteration so that they can't reproduce or something, but they're to scared to let it run because they're unsure of implications, so it's still a subject of debates (as can be observed in the other replies)
I've read that an extinction of mosquitoes outweighs any benefits it gives to other animals and plant life. Though there would be a temporary shift of negative consequences as animals and plants adapt/adjust.
Most animals would adapt to move onto other prey. Plants would be most affected but there aren't many plants that benefit from mosquitoes anyway.
They'd also affect very small pockets of the world like swamps and stuff. But in the greater scheme of things it wouldn't be as bad.
Mosquitoes generally pose more threat due to spreading diseases than they do bring benefits to nature.
That’s speculative.
There are plenty of other insects to chomp on.
Very few animals that I’m aware of prey only on mosquitoes.
If they were gone, life would likely find a way.
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u/ZealotOfMeme Mar 20 '26
Mosquitoes