> What if crashing the species results in millions of people dying? Do you know of any actual ecologist who thinks that those particular species are vital to t

> What if crashing the species results in millions of people dying? Do you know of any actual ecologist who thinks that those particular species are vital to the functioning of those ecosystems? Here is one ecologist who thinks the removal of some mosquito species would be quite harmless: "Yet in many cases, scientists acknowledge that the ecological scar left by a missing mosquito would heal quickly as the niche was filled by other organisms. Life would continue as before — or even better." https://www.nature.com/news/2010/100721/full/466432a.html https://www.nature.com/news/2010/100721/full/466432a.html