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I take it the answer is that we still (unfortunately) need them?

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Last I checked, the only niche they fill in nature is being food for predators like dragonflies and bats.

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I can feed those dragonflies and bats myself, so no need for those mosquitoes. I say bring out the nuclear option

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okay, but what happens if those die out? Will there be more?

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4 points

They have varied enough diets to be mostly fine without them.

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I read that only a few species bite humans. If this is correct, we can exterminate just those, and leave the rest for the dragonflies and the bats

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