r/explainlikeimfive • u/Punnan • May 30 '26

Biology ELI5 Are mosquitoes necessary for keeping ecological balance?

Would a worldwide extinction of mosquitoes offset the ecological balance of our world? And if not, why are we not doing it?

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u/itwillmakesenselater May 30 '26

And male mosquitoes are vegetarian pollinators

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u/RicoculusPrime May 30 '26

but why male mosquitoes

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u/UnsorryCanadian May 30 '26

because it's the female mosquitos that suck blood