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Ask HN: What would be the cons of exterminating all Aedes aegypti mosquitos?

• hahabrew 8y ago
  https://www.thoughtco.com/why-it-matters-when-species-go-extinct-1182006 https://www.thoughtco.com/why-it-matters-when-species-go-ext... just one reference, it comes with breadcrumbs tho. the way an ecosystem persists, is like a standing wave. a small change can initiate a large degree of enharmonic disorder
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• mimixco 8y ago
  As someone who worked hard to stop GMO mosquitoes in the US's first test (proposed for Key West, Florida) and watched Intrexon/Oxitec nearly bankrupt itself trying, I can tell you it's not going to happen. Some folks like to say, "Nature finds a way." The most effective way to prevent mosquitoes is still what we call "boots on the ground," eliminating their fresh water supplies. The Cayman Islands' highly publicized test of GMO mosquitoes was a complete failure.
  • crypto-jeronimo 8y ago
    Thanks for the answer! The question was a bit more general though - not only pertaining to the GM-related side.