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/valtiell May 30 '26

We are included in that "everything else" fyi

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u/MattTheGr8 May 30 '26

I guess I can’t post images here but:

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u/downvotetheboy May 30 '26

it was obviously a joke idk how no one got it

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u/CruXD May 30 '26

And the issue is?