The question is controversial, but according to some scientists, mosquitoes do not represent an irreplaceable part of the diet of different omnivorous species.
Some believe that the extinction of the mosquitoes would have serious consequences for the animals that nourish themselves, like birds. But according to other scientists, mosquitoes do not represent an irreplaceable part of the diet of different omnivorous species.
The Australian biologist Scott O’Neill, founder of World Mosquito Program, believes for example that the disappearance of one of the most dangerous mosquitoes for man, the Aedes Aegyptiwould not cause immediate damage to ecosystems.
Reduce infections. The goal of World Mosquito Program is to reduce the spread of infections transmitted by insects such as the so -called yellow fever mosquito, of the family of Culicidaebearer of diseases such as Dengue, Chikungunya and, in fact, yellow fever.
In the city. Unlike other species of mosquitoes, which constitute a source of food for frogs and fish, the Aedes Aegypti Ignore the environments in which other animals live and adapted to live in the cities, where only human beings stood.
There are also pollinating mosquitoes, but according to O’Neill their disappearance also would have negligible effects, since very few plants depend only on these insects for reproduction. The impact on the ecosystem would be far worse if, for example, vital pollinators such as Ape Mellifera disappeared.
