Considering all the damage we do to eco systems and how little concern many governments have for the environment how come we are so concerned about potential consequences of fighting mosquitoes with genetically modified bacteria and similiar strategies?
Only a few species are dangerous to humans and none of them are keystone species in their ecosystems so why not just erradicate them?
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Also, fear of environmental consequences. We did go all out against them back in the 40s and 50 with DDT. Its why we don’t have malaria and yellow fever in the southern US. However, it had some consequences for birds and other parts of the ecosystem.
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