And a NYT obituary article (to give you an idea of his impact as an entomologist)

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And a NYT obituary article (to give you an idea of his impact as an entomologist)

Author: BaronVonZemo (59283 Posts - Joined: Nov 19, 2010)

Posted at 10:58 pm on Jun 4, 2025

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Link: https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/23/us/george-craig-65-entomologist-who-studied-mosquito-control.html

Replies to: "And a NYT obituary article (to give you an idea of his impact as an entomologist)"

Half of all humans that have ever existed died from mosquito born illnesses. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 10:07pm 6/4/25 (12) [View All]
- Aedes Agytpi is an invasive species - Chris94 - 1:32am 6/5/25
  - No.Mosquitos are a massive part of the food chain for many species as well as population control for - BaronVonZemo - 7:40am 6/5/25
    - Yes. That mosquito was imported from the Old World. - Chris94 - 8:11am 6/5/25
    - I gather “population control” is how you justify the thousands of dead children from cutting USAID. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:47am 6/5/25
      - I was thinking rodents, etc. Can't separate politics from anything, can you? TDS...... - BaronVonZemo - 7:50am 6/5/25
- What could possibly go wrong? - MAS - 10:23pm 6/4/25
  - The reason we don't have Malaria and Yellow Fever here is DDT. - iairishcheeks - 10:41pm 6/4/25
    - Dr Craig (my professor) from ND did the greatest work in this field -defined life cycle of Aedes [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 10:55pm 6/4/25
      - Here is an ND Mag article on Dr Craig [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 10:57pm 6/4/25
        And a NYT obituary article (to give you an idea of his impact as an entomologist) [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 10:58pm 6/4/25
        So we only have to eradicate a few species of mosquito, I say do it. - iairishcheeks - 11:18pm 6/4/25
  - No kidding. Reminds me of the Star Trek: The Mark of Gideon episode. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 10:37pm 6/4/25