>You're comparing individual species with an entire family. The GP may well have done so, but most extreme proposals are to eliminate parts of the genuses Aede

>You're comparing individual species with an entire family. The GP may well have done so, but most extreme proposals are to eliminate parts of the genuses Aedes, Anopholes, and Culex - together about 2% of the genetic diversity of the family Culicidae. >Countless animals rely on mosquitoes as a valuable food source. I'd be interested in seeing some concrete evidence that this is true; I've looked unsuccessfully. Seems to me that there are a few hyperspecialized predators, but generally mosquito population dynamics are too unpredictable for this to arise.