Why do we not simply eradicate mosquitos? What would be the negative consequences?
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Mosquitoes cause more human suffering than any other organism — over one million people worldwide die from mosquito-borne diseases every year. Not only can mosquitoes carry diseases that afflict humans, they also transmit several diseases and parasites that dogs and horses are very susceptible too.
Those damn blood suckers are responsible for more than HALF of ALL human deaths **throughout all of human history** – [Winegard](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42983957-the-mosquito) estimates that mosquitoes have killed more people than any other single cause—fifty-two billion of us, nearly half of all humans who have ever lived. He calls them “our apex predator,” “the destroyer of worlds,” and “the ultimate agent of historical change.”
– so by eliminating mosquitos – you’re taking out a major killer of humans. Now, what could possibly go wrong with that plan… ?
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