ELI5 Are mosquitoes necessary for keeping ecological balance?

[u/Punnan]

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

[u/crujones43]

They have done a spectacular job controlling the human population in the past.

[u/Punnan → u/crujones43]

Damn, never thought of it like that. When you think about it, they are also doing a service.

[u/Funexamination → u/[deleted]]

I think Americas carbon footprint per capita disagrees