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match@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• seaplant@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think that’s true for the Aedes egypti species at least, they’re not native in the Americas and are a main disease-spreading species

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• Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Invasive where? They can’t be invasive in general

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  • cm0002@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They’re invasive of the PLANET

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    • exasperation@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think in Lilo and Stitch the aliens mention in passing that they use Earth as a wildlife preserve for mosquitoes.

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are invasive in all of North and South America

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  • NichtElias@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They’re invading my personal space

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  • froggycar360@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Many of the most common species of mosquitos in america are invasive

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  • SirSamuel@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My back patio, the little shits

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• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This has been a common sentiment but it hasn’t been proven in any substantial way to my knowledge. I personally doubt it’s accurate. That’s not to say the entire ecosystem would collapse but there would likely be consequences.

  That said, the other commenter is correct that there are many introduced mosquito species that could probably be eradicated from their non-native range without major ecological harm. And the species that are the worst pests in human cities tend to be introduced, so eliminating them might significantly reduce the level of bites and disease transmission for people.

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  • cm0002@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Mosquitos are a nuisance to every mammal, I think if we could talk to animals this is how it would go down

    Human: “So anyways we’ve been mulling over making the mosquito extinct, but it might have some consequences for yo…”

    Mammals: “WTF BRO YOU COULD HAVE DONE THAT THE ENTIRE TIME! WHY TF ARE YOU STILL HERE GET RID OF THOSE FUCKERS!”

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    • Scubus@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      TBF humans historically have been pretty lax in doing anything simply because it was a good thing to do

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    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah I mean the ethics of how humans relate to wild mammals are complicated and confusing so I’m not even going to go there.

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