So we only have to eradicate a few species of mosquito, I say do it.

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Author: iairishcheeks (26908 Posts - Original UHND Member)

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And kill all the God damned ticks while we're at it!

Interesting stuff on sickle cell and your beloved professor. Thanks for sharing.

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