Mosquitoes and Their Relativity to the Environment Mosquitoes have been a major annoyance to humans for the millions of years of our developing ecosystems throughout the world, and they will be until we do something about them. But should we really do something to get rid of them? The common use of insecticides and pesticides is much too dangerous to use on the entire planet, and we really don’t know enough about the mosquitoes to get rid of them. What is the purpose of the mosquito? What could happen to the human race if we continue to use insecticides? What would happen to the global ecosystem if we rid of mosquitoes? Humans don’t always think major, environment-affecting decisions like these all the way through, which is why mosquitoes should be kept alive for the sake of the ecosystems of the world, and especially for humans.
What is the Purpose of the Mosquito?
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Mosquitoes begin helping the ecosystem from early on in their lives as larvae. Mosquito larvae can be found in shallow water (swamps for example) and they serve two purposes. The first purpose is to recycle organic matter, known as detritus, in the water so that said matter won’t build up on top of the water and obstruct the nutrient sunlight from the plants and other organisms below. The larvae’s second purpose is to feed the fish in the water (Miller, E). Adult mosquitoes fill the role of pollination, especially in Canada and Russia; where bees cannot survive. They are also the food for birds, bats, dragonflies, and spiders. These animals and organisms have been relying on mosquitoes for millions of developing years. To get rid of mosquitoes could be to get rid of an unknown, essential nutrition that birds etc., need to survive, especially considering the convenience of the mosquitoes along the bird’s migratory routes (Morello, R). These facts are only what we know about the mosquito’s
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