Comment by GW150914

It’s disturbing to realize that people here baying form this to be rolled out seemingly know very little about the topic. Mosquitoes aren’t just food for other insects, and bats, and birds, they’re also pollinators. In the context of how many insects and bees we’re killing by other means, it’s hard to predict how much of a critical role mosquitoes play in that regard. Insect numbers have been cratering lately, and kicking whole species off a cliff may not matter, or it may be a critical step. When considering these actions we have to remember just how much stress we are already putting on the food web, and how much more we’ll stress it in the future.