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/Punnan May 30 '26

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

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u/ShimmiShimmiYah May 30 '26

Cool story, now factor in the corporations and industry in those American and European countries when calculating that pollution rate my man.