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Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by 11235813213455 on Saturday August 20, 2022 @05:59PM (#32535513)
For example wasps are extremely precious, for their role in pollination, in the ecosystem in general https://www.thoughtco.com/what-good-are-wasps-1968081

But I'm sure most people will say they're bad because of the risk of a bite, neglicting and/or ignoring how they indirectly help us to live

Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by laumars on Saturday August 20, 2022 @07:57PM (#32536191)
Some wasps are, but unfortunately not the ones that are pests to humans.

Plus it’s ironic to talk about wasps being good pollinators when they attack bees and other pollinators.

Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by pvaldes on Sunday August 21, 2022 @05:27AM (#32538595)
Too simplistic views don't work in ecology. I'm pleased to inform you that yes, there are many species of wasps, big and small, and for sure, wasps (and flies, and mosquitoes) are good pollinators. Sometimes even the only pollinators.

... but their role as predators of caterpillars is more interesting for us

Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by laumars on Sunday August 21, 2022 @06:31PM (#32545160)
None of what you put contradicts what I said.
Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by 11235813213455 on Sunday August 21, 2022 @09:55AM (#32540221)
wasp do as much pollination than bees, please do your own research on this, wasps don't deserve this undeserved bad press
Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by laumars on Sunday August 21, 2022 @06:31PM (#32545156)
I’ve read plenty on this. I also live next door to a bee keeper on one side, and a farm on the other. So have first hand experience too.
Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by 11235813213455 on Monday August 22, 2022 @05:04AM (#32549029)
It's a bit like sharks, or wolves. If you are more experienced on this, on the complexity of ecosystems, you will start to figure the direct loss of production they can cause is relatively small and very well compensated by the role their indirect role in the ecosystem, less wasps could mean more caterpillars or other parasites (bad for farmer and beekeeper since bees will have less plants to forage). Bees know since a long time how to protect themselves. There's a reason scientist explain how sharks, wolves, wasps are highly beneficial. I think fortunately there's a growing awareness about this, more and more farmers understand these things as the condition for farming, pollution, drought, climate changes make things way harder for conventional agriculture methods
Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by laumars on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:07AM (#32593198)
> If you are more experienced on this, on the complexity of ecosystems, you will start to figure the direct loss of production they can cause is relatively small and very well compensated by the role their indirect role in the ecosystem

Steady on there with the arrogance mate. At no point did I say all wasps should die or that their environmental impact was precisely zero.

Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by 11235813213455 on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @04:06AM (#32747898)
No wasp at all should be eliminated, and their environmental impact is of course beneficial like basically all wild life (compared to the detrimental impact of a human, a pet), even the one you call "pest" for just turning around humans and killing a super small percentage of bees, let's stop living on opinions, best
Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by cassepipe on Saturday August 20, 2022 @07:18PM (#32536001)
OK, TIL wasps are pollinators
Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by macintux on Saturday August 20, 2022 @09:30PM (#32536624)
Mosquitos too, for that matter, for orchids.

https://www.thoughtco.com/insect-pollinators-that-arent-bees...

Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by awelxtr on Saturday August 20, 2022 @07:44PM (#32536125)
Yup, in fact there are some fig genus that depend solely on some specific wasps for pollination
Re:Scientists discover how mosquitoes can ‘sniff out’ humans by 11235813213455 on Sunday August 21, 2022 @10:04AM (#32540312)
most flying insects do pollinate, or even ants