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Re:We Crush, Poison, and Destroy Insects at Our Own Peril by azernik on Monday January 25, 2021 @06:17AM (#25901950)
As scavengers, cockroaches actually fill a useful economic niche. Mosquitos are just pure shared-needle disease spreaders.
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Re:We Crush, Poison, and Destroy Insects at Our Own Peril by enriquto on Monday January 25, 2021 @06:29AM (#25902007)
Lots of animals (fish, amphibians, birds, spiders, other insects) depend on mosquitoes as a source of food. Also, lots of plants are pollinated by mosquitoes.
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