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Researchers estimate, this insect has been co-exist with other creatures on this earth since 100 million years ago.
Of the more than 3,500 species of mosquitoes in the face of this earth, there is only hundreds of species that infect humans. But undeniably, mosquitoes become one of the main enemy as deadly infectious diseases.
Various attempts were ever made by man to eradicate mosquitoes, especially certain types of infectious diseases. Most of it is still limited to research in the laboratory, but the outlook is promising.
One of them ever made by a team from the University of Oxford. Genetic engineering is a team that successfully created a male mosquitoes if married female mosquitoes it will produce a wingless mosquitoes.
Although able to bite, mosquitoes can not fly this mutant because it has no wings. Because female mosquitoes must fly to be able to drink blood, over time the mosquitoes can not breed and species.
With the same technology, a team from the University of Arizona also produce virus-resistant mosquitoes anophales malaria. Although not aiming to eradicate mosquitoes, it also aims to eliminate the disease
malaria. In place which is the largest nest of the species Aedes mosquito, and Aedes nigripes impiger, migratory birds will be reduced by 50 percent due to the reduced one of the favorite food of the birds.
Migration of other species will also be affected, among other similar caribou or reindeer. Thousands of caribou that were previously avoiding mosquito bites will invade the tundra, and then followed the wolf which is the main predator of the caribou.
Species of mosquito-eating fish, Gambusia affinis are also threatened with extinction if the mosquitoes are gone. Extinction of these fish would also have much less impact on the food chain in freshwater.
Moreover, larvae or mosquito larvae also play a role in the decomposition of organic waste. While in a puddle of water, the larvae get the nutrients to grow from the remains of decaying plants.
But many people assessing, effects that occur in the ecosystem is comparable to the mortality rate in humans caused by mosquito bites. Malaria, for example, recorded swallow 247 million lives worldwide each year.
Moreover, experts believe, the various types of insectivores (insect eaters) will not be too difficult to adapt to switch prey on other insects if there is no mosquito. As for the decomposition of organic waste, the role of mosquito larvae is not indispensable because there are many other types of decomposition.
Not only created the "species" of new mosquito, some researchers also meciptakan new repellent is cheap, efficient, but has not proven its effectiveness. The following picture:
What Happens If MOSQUITO Extinct?
Do you feel disturbed by the presence of mosquitoes?
Or even you feel happy with the mosquito so that you are "clapping hands" when they come?
However, what happens if they become extinct?
Read the explanation below:
Extinction of a creature would have an impact on the ecosystem as a whole. But if a mosquito species is the cause of various diseases such as malaria, dengue fever to Chikungunya, is there any negative effects?
Mosquito is one insect that has existed since time immemorial.
Researchers estimate, this insect has been co-exist with other creatures on this earth since 100 million years ago.
Of the more than 3,500 species of mosquitoes in the face of this earth, there is only hundreds of species that infect humans. But undeniably, mosquitoes become one of the main enemy as deadly infectious diseases.
Various attempts were ever made by man to eradicate mosquitoes, especially certain types of infectious diseases. Most of it is still limited to research in the laboratory, but the outlook is promising.
One of them ever made by a team from the University of Oxford. Genetic engineering is a team that successfully created a male mosquitoes if married female mosquitoes it will produce a wingless mosquitoes.
Although able to bite, mosquitoes can not fly this mutant because it has no wings. Because female mosquitoes must fly to be able to drink blood, over time the mosquitoes can not breed and species.
With the same technology, a team from the University of Arizona also produce virus-resistant mosquitoes anophales malaria. Although not aiming to eradicate mosquitoes, it also aims to eliminate the disease
malaria. In place which is the largest nest of the species Aedes mosquito, and Aedes nigripes impiger, migratory birds will be reduced by 50 percent due to the reduced one of the favorite food of the birds.
Migration of other species will also be affected, among other similar caribou or reindeer. Thousands of caribou that were previously avoiding mosquito bites will invade the tundra, and then followed the wolf which is the main predator of the caribou.
Species of mosquito-eating fish, Gambusia affinis are also threatened with extinction if the mosquitoes are gone. Extinction of these fish would also have much less impact on the food chain in freshwater.
Moreover, larvae or mosquito larvae also play a role in the decomposition of organic waste. While in a puddle of water, the larvae get the nutrients to grow from the remains of decaying plants.
But many people assessing, effects that occur in the ecosystem is comparable to the mortality rate in humans caused by mosquito bites. Malaria, for example, recorded swallow 247 million lives worldwide each year.
Moreover, experts believe, the various types of insectivores (insect eaters) will not be too difficult to adapt to switch prey on other insects if there is no mosquito. As for the decomposition of organic waste, the role of mosquito larvae is not indispensable because there are many other types of decomposition.
Not only created the "species" of new mosquito, some researchers also meciptakan new repellent is cheap, efficient, but has not proven its effectiveness. The following picture:
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