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Why on earth would you target only female mosquitos!? The males are rare and required to make more females. Seems like you would want to blast away with indiffe
by SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
Why on earth would you target only female mosquitos!? The males are rare and required to make more females. Seems like you would want to blast away with indifference.
Yes, I am aware the females bite. Males are much more rare, is the goal individual death or is it population control?
- ForHackernews 8y agoI believe only female mosquitoes bite humans. http://www.cmcd.org/biology-2/mosquito-myths-facts/ http://www.cmcd.org/biology-2/mosquito-myths-facts/
- mitchty 8y agoBecause females are the ones that bite and transmit malaria. https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/biology/mosquitoes/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/biology/mosquitoes/index.h... Killing the males is pointless if your goal is preventing disease.