The gene engineering technology they are using could, in just a few generations – a matter of months when it comes to mosquitoes – make every member of the species that transmits malaria here, the Anopheles coluzzii, effectively immune to the parasite.
We need a Final Solution to the mosquito question, not this hogwash
Killing all the mosquitoes would be catastrophic for bird populations. Especially when you consider that not all mosquitoes transmit diseases to humans.
There are only twelve mosquito variants (out of 200) that bite and spread disease. The genetic modifications would only target these.
https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/about/mosquitoes-in-the-us.html
That was what I was referring to
it really wouldn’t. they don’t have any biomass to provide nutrition with: it’s the reason they feed on blood. managing mosquito populations would increase the health (and biomass) of their blood hosts and lead to healthier wildlife populations
Would their niche not be filled by other insects?
They make up a huge chunk of biomass. It’s more likely to cause a food chain collapse.
https://edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/downside-up/episodes/c64317ee-6797-4c6c-a5d0-af350132d769