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Would humanity be better off if mosquitos were extinct? -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jan 28 '16, 11:06

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I seem to recall reading recently that some group (the Gates Foundation, probably) was releasing genetically modified mosquitoes. - Mop Jan 28, 12:07 2
- Johns Hopkins has developed a genetically modified mosquito that is resistant to the malaria parasite, if that's what you're thinking of -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 12:14
- yah, that's being worked on for the zika virus, too. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 28, 12:12
they are the krill of the land, birds eat them by the billions, bats too, in fact we're killing bats which increases the amount of annoying bugs flyin -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 28, 11:27
When I am president, I will do this. In fact, I will kill all bugs and it will be great! -- nm - Trump Jan 28, 11:07 4
- ST penance! -- nm - David Jan 28, 11:11 3
  - I thought that was what we were doing, and then this morning I saw it being used without ramifications. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:12 2
    - Your penance: you must say something terrible about Wolverine. -- nm - David Jan 28, 11:15 1
      - His response to Deadpool's Australia Day vid was not filmed, only spoken!!! -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:20
Probably not, but we never should have banned DDT -- nm - ML Jan 28, 11:07 8
- it was killing off all sorts of birds and things that eat birds. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 11:10 7
  - And the outright bans killed millions of people, who consequently died of malaria and the like as a result. - ML Jan 28, 11:21 5
    - It's still used in many many places and is specifically allowed for malaria treatment, although it's in large part ineffective because of resistance. -- nm* - Reagen Jan 28, 11:30 4
      - The effectiveness of DDT is typically measured in months in an area where it's used. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 28, 11:39 2
        
        (A) I love that a site called mosquitoreviews.com exists (B) I'll just link to the Wiki on resistance -- (link) - ML Jan 28, 11:41 1
        
        To me it's on par with antibiotic resistance - Reagen Jan 28, 11:56
      - I don't know about many, many--but yes, it is only allowed to be used for disease vector control purposes under the Stockholm Convention. - ML Jan 28, 11:39
  - minor details -- nm - mr. plow Jan 28, 11:13

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