What are mosquitoes used for on Earth? Can all the genetic mosquitoes released by the United States

To promote the ecological evolution of the world, the blood sucked by mosquitoes is the most valuable part of the most intelligent species on the earth, and mosquitoes can be used and spread more effectively to accelerate the evolution of other species, genetic mosquitoes can not completely eliminate mosquitoes, mosquitoes are also adapting, producing antibodies, and surviving.

The first is that it can maintain the harmonious development of the biological chain, and it will not make this organism extinct, which is simply impossible, because the size of mosquitoes is relatively small, and the rate of reproduction is relatively fast.

It should be to maintain the role of the biological chain, and if the mosquitoes become extinct, it will definitely take a very long time, and it is impossible to become extinct immediately.

In our food chain, mosquitoes belong to the food of most of the biological groups like frogs, dragonflies, bats, geckos, etc. At the same time, the water mosquitoes we see, including the fish in the water, should eat mosquitoes. As you can imagine, what a proportion of mosquitoes are in the food chain.

Although we see a lot of mosquitoes, many creatures need to eat mosquitoes to support, otherwise it is impossible to survive. Mosquitoes are arguably the easiest food for these creatures to find and can be found almost everywhere. Whether the same situation will occur is not yet explained, and there are also reports that after the release of genetic mosquitoes, the number of mosquitoes initially decreased significantly, but eventually caused mosquitoes, so it is also bad news.

Now the United States uses genetic mosquito technology, will it cause a huge change in mosquitoes, in fact, it is still difficult to do, and there will be an explanation in the follow-up to see, now it is certain that mosquitoes will not be completely eliminated, otherwise it will cause huge changes in the ecosystem, and many organisms can not do without it.

According to ABC 27**, the US state of Florida will release about 10,000 male mosquitoes designed by the British company Oxford Insect Technology in May to mate with the female Aedes aegypti mosquito, so that their offspring will not survive. The release of the mosquitoes is a genetically modified mosquito, which is currently in an experimental release, and there are still many questions about this release, and many experts have expressed concern.

The role of genetically modified mosquitoes The United States approved the release of 100 million mosquitoes, the purpose is very simple, that is, to eliminate mosquitoes, and use mosquitoes to eliminate mosquitoes. These transgenic mosquitoes will mate with female mosquitoes in the wild after being released outdoors, and the experiments of Oxford Insect Technology have proved that the survival rate of female mosquitoes after mating with transgenic mosquitoes will be much reduced, which can effectively reduce the number of mosquitoes. The release of genetically modified mosquitoes are ambitious, so that the survival rate of female mosquitoes can be reduced from the root to solve the problem of mosquito numbers, the same mosquitoes that can suck blood are female, this method can reduce the probability of human being bitten by mosquitoes, mosquitoes transmit diseases mainly through blood sucking, mosquitoes with a large number of virus bites have a high probability of transmission to the human body, so the release of these genetically modified mosquitoes reduces the possibility of human beings suffering from diseases due to mosquito bites.

The function of these mosquitoes is to reduce the reproduction of mosquitoes, and they cannot reproduce offspring, but any species has its purpose of existence, and even a small species like mosquitoes will have a great impact if they disappear.

These genetically modified mosquitoes were artificially transplanted with sterilized genes. Female mosquitoes mated with these genetically modified mosquitoes will no longer be fertile.

The release of genetically modified mosquitoes from Florida in the United States can reduce the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in order to control the spread of diseases such as dengue, Zika virus, yellow fever and more.

It is always said that the existence of any creature in nature has its meaning, but what is the use of mosquitoes on the earth? Is it a "cleaning agent" used to control population growth? Why don't humans genetically eradicate them from the face of the earth?

There's nothing wrong with mosquitoes being annoying, but they do have a role, which can be simply summarized as: pollinators, and food decomposers. Pollinators don't need much introduction, just like beesMore than 2,000 species of mosquitoes worldwide are pollen transmittersTheir presence makes it possible for flowers to reproduce, and from that point of view alone, mosquitoes should not be eradicated.

In addition, many mosquitoes will actively decompose food scraps, rotten meat and many other garbage substances, which to a certain extent curbs the breeding of diseases；If one day all the mosquitoes on the planet disappear, there will be frequent outbreaks of new diseases, all born from garbage.

The University of Oxford in the United Kingdom has genetically modified the male Aedes aegypti mosquito, and the male mosquitoes have been modified to give birth to a gene that prevents the normal development of offspring.

If the male mosquito and the female mosquito are combined, the eggs born by the female mosquito are all defective, and some cannot grow at all, and even if there are fish that have escaped the net, they no longer have reproductive function. Theoretically, as long as enough genetically modified mosquitoes are introduced, the number of mosquito offspring will be smaller and smaller until no more mosquitoes are born.

However, the complete eradication of mosquitoes is still still in the hypothetical stage, which is not to say that we do not have the ability to cultivate more genetically modified mosquitoes to put into society, it's just thatIn the process of concrete investment, some unsolved problems will inevitably arise in this kind of experiment. For example, who can guarantee that female mosquitoes will not produce antibodies after mating with genetically modified mosquitoes many times?

This is not the most terrifying, the most terrifying is that there is a combination of female mosquitoes and transgenic male mosquitoes, and eventually genetic mutations give birth to a "super mosquito". The mosquito is more resilient to the natural environment and is more efficient at carrying and transmitting the virus. At that time, it will not be humans who will exterminate mosquitoes, but mosquitoes who will in turn exterminate humans!

Human beings are still too weak to cope with the natural environment, and we simply cannot afford the ecological problems caused by the extinction of mosquitoes, and at the same time, we are unable to resist the risks that may be caused by the birth of "super mosquitoes". As a result, the mosquito control plan has never been fully implemented, and mosquitoes may be really annoying, but humans still cannot completely eradicate them.

In fact, the importance of mosquitoes in the ecosystem, you only have to look at whether other species have evolved over time to adapt to some of the unique traits that mosquitoes have developed. The answer is that almost all species that interact with mosquitoes, including humans, change their behavior because of mosquitoes, for example, humans have sickle cells that can quickly select to respond to mosquito-borne diseases. In addition, many animal defense mechanisms are caused by mosquitoes, such as the tail of mammals, the feathers of some birds, and so on.

However, it should be noted that most mosquitoes do not bite people or animals and feed exclusively on the nectar of plants and fruits. Of the 3,500 species of mosquitoes, only about 100 bite humans, and all of them are females, with males relying only on plants to survive. Also, due to the special relationship between mosquitoes and plants, mosquitoes are actually good pollinators like bees, and many flowers emit a special smell to attract mosquitoes.

In addition, in addition to their mosquito bites, it is not difficult to tell from their large population that they are at the bottom of the food chain, where many birds, insects, and fish feed on mosquitoes.

The existence of any organism is meaningful, any organism maintains an ecological balance relationship, any species that has interacted with mosquitoes will undergo certain changes, humans have sickle cells, can quickly choose to deal with mosquito-borne diseases, many animal prevention mechanisms are caused by mosquitoes, so mosquitoes are very helpful to the evolution of humans and other organisms, and they cannot be made extinct.

They will promote the evolution of various organisms, and can decompose a lot of garbage and reduce the breeding rate of diseases; Because mosquitoes have their own reason for existence on the earth, they have a certain effect on living things and daily life.