bestusername@aussie.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agoWhy can't we delete stuff?message-squaremessage-square194fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareWhy can't we delete stuff?bestusername@aussie.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agomessage-square194fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoisterous [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·7 months agoDeleting all mosquitoes would have a significant impact on the environment, many birds and spiders mainly prey on them. Delete just mosquitoes that bite humans. It’s a much narrower range and wouldn’t affect the environment as much.
minus-squareSaeculum [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoSimilar insects would quickly fill the niche.
Deleting all mosquitoes would have a significant impact on the environment, many birds and spiders mainly prey on them. Delete just mosquitoes that bite humans. It’s a much narrower range and wouldn’t affect the environment as much.
Similar insects would quickly fill the niche.