A recent study has shown that removal of malaria carrying mosquitoes is unlikely to affect our ecosystem [0]. > Lead author Dr Tilly Collins, from the Centre f

A recent study has shown that removal of malaria carrying mosquitoes is unlikely to affect our ecosystem [0]. > Lead author Dr Tilly Collins, from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial, said: “As adults, An. gambiae mosquitoes are small, hard to catch, most mobile at night and not very juicy, so they are not a rewarding prey for both insect and vertebrate predators. Many do eat them -- sometimes accidentally -- but there is no evidence that they are a big or vital part of the diet of any other animal. > “There is one curious jumping spider known as ‘the vampire spider’ that lives in homes around the shores of Lake Victoria and does have a fondness for female blood-fed mosquitoes. Resting blood-fed females are easy and more nutritious prey as they digest their blood meal, but this spider will readily eat other available mosquito species as opportunity arises.” [0] https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/187427/removing-malariacarrying-mosquitoes-unlikely-affect-ecosystems/ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/187427/removing-malariacarry...