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?
In: Biology
Only 6 percent of mosquito species even bite humans, so the argument that we would be hurting the ecosystems they live in is not a given. There are several programs in place to try to do this but other groups are concerned that it will affect other species too much. Some of this is explained by the fact that most deaths from mosquitoes are in poor countries. I know when Zika or West Nile is discovered in the US, it makes the news.
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