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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•edit-25 months agoMosquitos are one of the most prolific pollinators
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•5 months agoHuman bitting mosquitos are not pollinators.
minus-square@Hagdoslink4•5 months agoBut are we capable of only wiping out the human biting mosquitos without affecting other mosquitos, or even other insects?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•5 months agoSame way we get boll weavils. Sterilize a ton of mosquitoes, release them into the wild, and have them compete against fertile ones. Over time, the population decreases.
Mosquitos are one of the most prolific pollinators
Human bitting mosquitos are not pollinators.
But are we capable of only wiping out the human biting mosquitos without affecting other mosquitos, or even other insects?
Same way we get boll weavils.
Sterilize a ton of mosquitoes, release them into the wild, and have them compete against fertile ones. Over time, the population decreases.
Pollinators of what?
Blood for the blood god…