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Domagoj Hackenberger
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Is the total eradication of mosquitoes a true solution?

Mosquitoes have a massive ecological role in nature. Especially as main food source for great number freshwater fish and birds.

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Hadyn Parry: Re-engineering mosquitos to fight disease

Topics: balance biology ecology mosquitoes population

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joy faber 10+
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Jan 6 2013: Will killing off ALL mosquito kill off bats as well. Bats are pollinators. I do not want to have to pollinate everything with a paint brush do you? I think this is a huge mistep.
http://www.ted.com/talks/emma_teeling_the_secret_of_the_bat_genome.html?quote=1955

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