• Kalothar@lemmy.ca
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      46 minutes ago

      Only like 3 species out of the something of 3500 mosquito species drink human blood/ carry diesease this way, and they only do this during the females pregnancy not as a primary food source.

      And of those 3 species, I think one makes up the majority of mosquitos that are found worldwide and this is the one that would be targeted

      https://askabiologist.asu.edu/mosquito-species

    • shartgargle@lemmy.zip
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      6 hours ago

      They eat other things as well. Supposedly mosquitoes are pretty much the only living thing that’s completely useless, and can be eradicated with no ill effects.

      • King_Bob_IV@startrek.website
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        1 hour ago

        If I recall correctly mosquito larve are incredible water filters and are responsible for maintaining water quality in many types of wetlands.

    • Sasha [They/Them]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      6 hours ago

      They don’t really control mosquito populations that much. Dragon flies prefer fresh permanent bodies of water (I think usually flowing too), whereas mosquito larvae inhabit stagnant pools.