Trial wipes out over 80% of Australian disease-spreading mosquito

Re:Trial wipes out over 80% of Australian disease-spreading ... by crusso on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @04:36PM (#17501907)

We don't have to wipe out all mosquitos in one shot. There are many different species, not all of which transmit the deadly diseases of concern.

We can start with less populous species that share their ecological niche with other species that can replace them in the food chain - observe the impact of removing that one species then move on to others as warranted by the results.

Answer #2: It's worth the risk. Kill them all.

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Re:Trial wipes out over 80% of Australian disease-spreading ... by noonespecial on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @04:52PM (#17502044)

I like 2. Bad things might happen, but probably not worse than malaria.

We had some missteps applying technology last century but the time has come to stop being paralyzed by fear and start carefully, optimistically fixing some of this stuff.

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Re:Trial wipes out over 80% of Australian disease-spreading ... by craftyguy on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @04:49PM (#17502026)

> It's worth the risk

Not really. Mosquitoes, both adults and larvae, serve as an important food source for many animals that humans eventually depend on for food. Many types of juvenile fish eat their larvae, for example, juvenile fish that eventually grow up and become a major source of protein for some groups of people.

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Re:Trial wipes out over 80% of Australian disease-spreading ... by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @10:15PM (#17503940)

>a major source of protein for some groups of people. //

But not for Westerners in temperate climes, so, y'know, who cares ... [that's deeply black sarcasm in case it's not obvious].

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