Can improved sanitation and hygiene reduce mosquito breeding sites?

Jul 22, 2021 ... Less than 7% of mosquito species actually bite humans so I wonder if it's possible to eliminate only those species without seriously affecting ecosystems. May 3, 2014 ... Honey bees are responsible for $30 billion a year in crops. That's only the start. We may lose all the plants that bees pollinate, all of the ... Aug 30, 2023 ... On an important note, some scientists believe that the extinction of mosquitoes could have a minimal direct impact on their habitats. Other ... Apr 28, 2017 ... The Aedes aegypti came to the U.S. aboard slave ships, spreading yellow fever and, as seen last year, Zika. So we need not end all mosquitoes to ... RIDL has resulted in massive declines of dengue vectors in the southern United States and South America. The advantages are that it has no detrimental effects ... Jul 20, 2022 ... “It is impossible to make mosquitoes go extinct,” Yamanaka said. ... if mosquitos keep certain populations in check then we need more of ... Feb 28, 2018 ... “This is a rare example of a 'secondary extinction,' when one species goes extinct because one that it depends on goes extinct,” says Lafferty. Apr 16, 2024 ... If mosquitoes went extinct, the impact on biodiversity would be severe. Loss of their role in disease control could lead to outbreaks. Other ... Jul 23, 2023 ... No — they are a part of the food chain for some birds, for bats, for some reptiles, some amphibians and apparently some other insects ... Mar 14, 2017 ... But the insects wouldn't go extinct, scientists say. The gene drive mosquitoes currently under consideration would only reduce the ...