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[-] Bencodec@waveform.social 7 points 2 years ago

I read once that ironically one of the most important ecological niches for mosquitos is that they keep humans out of a bunch of places that allow those habitats to be preserved. It’s their annoyance and medical danger to people that makes them so valuable to the ecosystem.

[-] ForgetReddit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Cool well we can put up some do not trespass signs

KILL ALL MOSQUITOS

[-] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

It doesn’t matter how many “no trespassing” signs we put up because mosquitos can’t read

[-] TheAndrewBrown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Shit, as a Floridian, you may have just convinced me we should let them live. We already have too many people moving here.

[-] Just_A_Human@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Its sort of ironic how mosquitoes are at the very bottom of the food chain for most of the ecologies they inhabit... But at the same time, is the biggest killer (through the transmission of malaria and other diseases) of humans, who see themselves at the top of the food chain.

In reality, the food chain is more like a food cycle.

[-] darcy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

...humans, who see themselves...

y-you mean ourselves, right?

[-] SacralPlexus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Their username makes this joke even funnier.

[-] darcy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

i didnt realise ...

[-] Kempeth@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Off course, fellow human!

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Wait, you guys are still meatbags?

[-] Ozymati@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately, we probably can't. A LOT of things eat mosquitos.

I'll settle for a repellent that works or better yet something that makes me no longer react to bites.

[-] Evilsmiley@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

There is some promising research with gene drives, which are essentially genes that when passed on to offspring, overwrite the other copy of the gene from the other parent.

It may be possible to introduce non disease spreading mosquitoes with gene drives into the wild and within an extremely short time all mosquitoes in the population would be non disease carrying.

Of course, this is something that you may not be able to reverse once done, so it's a pretty drastic step to take after very intense scrutiny.

[-] Ozymati@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 years ago

I'd be more than fine with this, I just don't want us to hate mosquitoes into a four pests scenario.

[-] Evilsmiley@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

True, the issue of being bitten would not go away. Perhaps a gene that makes them not attracted to biting humans somehow, but that would be a lot harder to implement

[-] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

i would imagine there is a way to make mosquitoes just not want to bite humans or remove the reaction somehow in the future.

[-] MaxHardwood@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

If they didn't itch I wouldn't really care that they eat me, aside from passing on diseases. Or when one gets into the bedroom and keeps waking you up by buzzing in your ear randomly....

[-] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Hear me out. Mosquito laser fence. I think we have a few years before the patent expires.

[-] pazukaza@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

https://hackaday.com/2021/03/08/laser-zap-that-mosquito/

I was thinking this too, apparently not a new idea.

[-] shadesdk@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

This is one gamble I am willing to make.

[-] Just_A_Human@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

As much as I hate mosquitoes, I must admit that without them, entire ecological systems would collapse...

[-] happyhippo@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago

OP, take your nail, the sharpest you have.

Now press it firmly into the sting, then rotate by 90° and repeat.

Dunno if it's placebo but makes some itching go away for me.

[-] nuttydepressor@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

We have a suction tool, I think it's literally called the bug bite thing or something. Basically it suctions on to your arm where the bite was and you pull your skin up into this tube and it sucks out the venom that causes the itching as well as the stinger if one was left behind.

My wife and I haven't had a bug bite any time we've had that thing handy, so mainly we just put it on each other's nipples for shits & gigs. I can't really say that it's effective, but it is fun.

[-] pazukaza@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Not sure if that would work with mosquito puke though.

P.D: does it feel good?

[-] nuttydepressor@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

On male nips yeah it's aight. I think hers are a lot more sensitive though, she said it hurt.

I think it's actually specifically marketed for mosquito bites if I'm not mistaken

[-] happyhippo@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago

This is why I love the Internet

Your comment made my day 😂

[-] behindthesailboats@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

To be clear - @happyhippo@feddit.it means your FINGERnail. Don't stab yourself.

[-] happyhippo@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago

Lol indeed. Thanks for making it clear.

You're still among us, OP, are you?

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

This is the first time in this thread I'm putting it together they were talking about fingernails. It was a wild ride for a second there.

[-] Koordinator_O@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I wonder what face would ticks pull in this case where we already know there is no drawback for 100% annihilating them.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

Those little monsters would just try harder.

[-] Snippet0136@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

tick dont have anything on the horror of bedbugs.

[-] zazaserty@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

I think its unethical to cause an animal to go extinct on purpose. Like it seems a very nuclear option to me.

On the other hand I hate these mosquitoes tho.. And they are a medical threat to humans

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Is it unethical to make smallpox go extinct?

[-] Just_A_Human@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I guess we humans have a different code of ethics for diseases and bacteria... Team DNA mixing vs team DNA cloning... A fight as old as life itself

[-] ultimate_question@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Team preoccupied with whether or not they can vs team thinking if they should

[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I think its unethical to cause an animal to go extinct on purpose.

Counterpoint: guinea worm, a nightmarish human parasite with possible mentions back to ancient Egypt. As of the mid 1980's, it infected millions every year. Now it is on the verge of extinction due to a very concerted international effort. All those little worms were doing was causing intense physical suffering for humans and other animals.

[-] ManuelC@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I'll go with mosquitoes after and just after getting done of all the fucking cockroaches

[-] 10OMHz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Same, I fucking despise and fear cockroaches, so much, I hate them, I cannot live in a place with even a few cockroaches, I pray every day they die out

[-] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 2 years ago

I really need to watch that new Puss in Boots. Watched Shrek 2 months ago and found it okay - it only made me more hyped for PIB.

[-] Jonathan12345@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago

I think there's a little stick of some kind of medicine or another you can buy to rub on a bite as well as not touch it, scratching makes it a lot worse. Other than that, try not to have a lot of sweat on you and don't stay still for a long time outside.

[-] afox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Pressing the back of a hot spoon firmly does wonders to stop the itch. Like tap water hot... not crack rock hot.

[-] dragoonies@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I use a hair dryer to blow on the bites until they don't itch anymore (can feel a bit painful when doing it), but it stops the itching for about 4 to 5 hours.

The reason for this is that the protein that causes the itching denatures at a lower temperature than skin burns.

So if you take anything hot, but not too hot, and hold it against the sting it will help with the itching. You get better results the sooner you do it after the bite though.

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