NSF Weak Stomach warning, the images are not pretty.
I would like to see a solution of the 'mosquito genocide' variety.
I would like to see a solution of the 'mosquito genocide' variety.
We're using lasers http://www.physorg.com/news185463943.html
We're using smelly socks http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-07/sock-science-f...
We're tricking them into drinking poison http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/health/27mosquito.html
We're even genetically engineering them to self destruct http://gizmodo.com/5852703/mosquitoes-genetically+engineered...
It's a bad time to be a mosquito.
(Also, I think this is how a Starship Troopers / Ender's Game scenario starts.)
I'm a firm believer that all actions have consequences and even if presented with "proves" that a mosquito genocide is without risks for the environment as a whole, I still wouldn't believe it totally.
For instance, mosquitos are traditionally eaten by Geckos (Mourning Gecko) in SEA which can be found in very large quantities. People mostly don't pay attention to them (although some people are scared of them) and couldn't care less when they emit their "weird sounds".
Such a large quantity of Geckos is abundant food for all sort of animals such as snakes, birds, and whatnot.
I'm not even a scientist so I really don't know why I'm following this obvious path unless an outreach of creationism has blind-folded actual the scientists?
That said, it's doubtful their extinction would cause any other species immediate trouble. What it will do is save hundreds of millions of human lives.