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[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 95 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ok but I still think the mosquito thing is worth a try. I’m even willing to live alongside wasps but mosquitoes gotta go!

[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 59 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The mosquito thing is known to be false, and people only ever talk about extinguishing half a dozen species of them at most, that are invasive on most parts.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Half a dozen out of 6k+ lmao

[–] tischbier@feddit.org 44 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I’m willing to pump up other insects to get rid of mosquitoes

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Can I be an insect?

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[–] variants_of_concern@lemmy.one 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We'll pump you full of larvae

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

I’m prepping my ovipositors as we speak

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Then do what you can to promote dragonflies.

(Don't know how to better link this old comment.)

https://photon.lemmy.world/post/lemmy.world/19193004?thread=0.12060765.12088433

tl;dr: Just read it.