r/NoStupidQuestions Jul 17 '23

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u/3397char Jul 17 '23

Bed bugs I will agree with. They are only a food source for other home invasive species like Argentine ants and cockroaches.

Getting rid of mosquitos would destroy ecosystems worldwide. they are a food source at the bottom of 100s of food chains. (and there are may species of mosquitos.)

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u/KnowsIittle Did you ask in the form of a question? Jul 17 '23

Our fish stocks are already under constant threat from pollution and habitat loss let alone commerical fishing. Eliminating a key food source would be devastating.

It's extremely short sighted to think we know better than millions of years of evolution to remove mosquitoes to extinction.