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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One of the most effective methods of mosquito control is limiting standing water that serves as a breeding ground. Society spends a good amount of focus and attention on sewage and storm drainage systems to help limit standing water. This is how malaria was eliminated in the southern US. Part of the New Deal was funding a massage drainage ditch digging spree across the South, which reduced malaria carrying mosquitos to the point that it’s no longer endemic in the US.
Many jurisdictions also have massive pesticide fumigation projects. The town I grew up in Texas had spray trucks that came around weekly at like 3 AM.
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