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Re:Google is releasing 20M bacteria-infected mosquitoes in F... by soperj on Friday July 14, 2017 @05:13PM (#14773231)
Mosquitoes are also pollinators.

I believe orchids are one flower that is mostly pollinated by mosquitoes.

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Re:Google is releasing 20M bacteria-infected mosquitoes in F... by teddyg1 on Friday July 14, 2017 @06:02PM (#14773562)
In this case, the particular species that carries Zika (aedes aegypti) does not pollinate any plant species in any meaningful way.
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