Why are mosquitoes important to the ecosystem

Question

Let’s face it mosquitos are fuc*ing irritating and they Suck (literally). I want to know what would happen if mosquitoes went extinct, how would it change the nature.

PS: If you have any LiFe HaCk to getting invisible to mosquitos please share (in a group of 10 people and 10 mosquitos, I’ll get 10 bites and others none)

In: Biology

Answer 1

There are 3500 species of mosquitos but only a handful are responsible for transmitting human diseases. There have been simulations run that if these were eliminated that other flies/mosquitos would fill in the niches.

So there have been proposals and even in lab experiments which kill mosquitos. Mainly by making mosquitos only produce male offspring. I believe the gmo mosquitos were accidentally released in Brazil but I have heard much about that since.