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There isn't much love lost between people and mosquitoes.
At the very least, these bloodthirsty insects are major annoyances,
biting us with a persistence that can be maddening. If insects can be
credited with evil intent, mosquitoes seem determined to wipe the human
race out. As carriers of deadly diseases, mosquitoes are the deadliest insect on Earth.
Each year, millions of people die from malaria, dengue fever, and
yellow fever after being bitten by a disease-carrying mosquito.
Mosquitoes also carry diseases that pose serious threats to livestock
and pets.
With all these strikes against them, it's hard to imagine that
mosquitoes fulfill any useful purpose. We forget that mosquitoes
populated this planet long before man; the oldest mosquito fossils date
back some 200 million years, to the Cretaceous period. Clearly,
mosquitoes fill an important ecological niche. So what good are
mosquitoes?
Mosquito larvae are aquatic insects, and as such, play an important
role in the aquatic food chain. According to Dr. Gilbert Waldbauer in The Handy Bug Answer Book,
"mosquito larvae are filter feeders that strain tiny organic particles
such as unicellular algae from the water and convert them to the tissues
of their own bodies, which are, in turn, eaten by fish." Mosquito
larvae are, in essence, nutrient-packed snacks for fish and other
aquatic animals.
Their role on the bottom of the food chain doesn't end at the larval
stage, of course. As adults, mosquitoes serve as equally nutritious
meals for birds, bats, and spiders.
As much as we loathe them, mosquitoes represent a considerable
biomass of food for wildlife on the lower rungs of the food chain. Their
extinction, were it even achievable, would have an enormous adverse
affect on the entire ecosystem.
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Mosquito larvae are filter feeders that strain tiny organic particles such as unicellular algae from the water and convert them to the tissues of their own bodies, which are, in turn, eaten by fish." Mosquito larvae are, in essence, nutrient-packed snacks for fish and other aquatic animals.
So this is what the mosquito are for.
Malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever are deadly diseases, we must keep our environment clean to prevent it becoming a breeding ground for mosquito.
setiap hidupan di dunia ada gunanya, walaupun ia dianggap perosak.
All living things coexist and are interdependent, without any one of these living things, the ecosystem will be disrupted.
That's right, we have the responsibility to keep our surrounding clean and free of pest. This is to prevent the diseases like Malaria and Dengue from spreading out.
Mosquito larvae are a source of food for fish and aquatic life. Without these mosquito larvae, the fish will not have sufficient food.
In feeding on blood various species of mosquitoes transmit some of the most harmful human and livestock diseases
Some authorities argue accordingly that mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals on earth
I believe everything is created for a purpose.
We still need mosquitoes to help us in doing their part as a source of food!
but they are useful too.
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I think this is a good way to repel insect naturally without the use of chemicals while adding charm to your flower garden..
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