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>the ecological niche left by Aedes aegypti will be filled by other mosquito species, and no ecological disaster will occur. This cannot be claimed with any de

>the ecological niche left by Aedes aegypti will be filled by other mosquito species, and no ecological disaster will occur. This cannot be claimed with any degree of certainty. Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign

JumpCrisscross 5y ago
> cannot be claimed with any degree of certainty It can absolutely be claimed with an increasing degree of certainty, as it's being actively studied (e.g. this study).
- nicce 5y ago
  > as it's being actively studied Note the wording ”being”. We can actually conclude results in 10 years when we might generally agree some information. It takes time.
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- pvaldes 5y ago
  If is researched long enough we will end having the desired result?
whimsicalism 5y ago
What? That's not at all responsive to the GP.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > What? That's not at all responsive to the GP It's analogous. Mao decided to eliminate a problematic species. So he started eliminating it. Nationwide. Turned out, there were consequences to eliminating that species. Consequences that would have been obvious had he consulted with scientists. Or done a limited roll-out first. Things we're doing when weighing zapping these mosquitoes.
  - whimsicalism 5y ago
    Do you not see how the original comment was implicitly responsive to this claim? They're not killing off all mosquitoes!
    - JumpCrisscross 5y ago
      > Do you not see how the original comment was implicitly responsive to this claim? I do. I think the comment is a generic "but unforeseen consequences" response. The target mosquito could have some unique ecological role the other 799 can't fill that only becomes apparent ex post facto. That's why we're conducting limited tests. To look for those. Something Mao didn't do.

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>the ecological niche left by Aedes aegypti will be filled by other mosquito species, and no ecological disaster will occur. This cannot be claimed with any de

by VoodooJuJu 5y ago

JumpCrisscross 5y ago
> cannot be claimed with any degree of certainty It can absolutely be claimed with an increasing degree of certainty, as it's being actively studied (e.g. this study).
- nicce 5y ago
  > as it's being actively studied Note the wording ”being”. We can actually conclude results in 10 years when we might generally agree some information. It takes time.
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- pvaldes 5y ago
  If is researched long enough we will end having the desired result?
whimsicalism 5y ago
What? That's not at all responsive to the GP.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > What? That's not at all responsive to the GP It's analogous. Mao decided to eliminate a problematic species. So he started eliminating it. Nationwide. Turned out, there were consequences to eliminating that species. Consequences that would have been obvious had he consulted with scientists. Or done a limited roll-out first. Things we're doing when weighing zapping these mosquitoes.
  - whimsicalism 5y ago
    Do you not see how the original comment was implicitly responsive to this claim? They're not killing off all mosquitoes!
    - JumpCrisscross 5y ago
      > Do you not see how the original comment was implicitly responsive to this claim? I do. I think the comment is a generic "but unforeseen consequences" response. The target mosquito could have some unique ecological role the other 799 can't fill that only becomes apparent ex post facto. That's why we're conducting limited tests. To look for those. Something Mao didn't do.