re: If you could wipe out one insect forever: mosquito, roach or wasp?

Roach. These things have always creeped me out

Easily roach. Just thinking about it gives me the heebie-jeebies.

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Mosquito borne diseases kill a million people a year.

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The technology exists to selectively change the dna of mosquitoes to make the disease carrying types sterile.

For several reasons, scientists are hesitant to implement it.

Read a good analysis in the link below.

Smithsonian

I think I would go with mosquitos. Where I live they spray for mosquitos on a regular basis an it helps a lot, but if you are in a rural area.

During graduation season in May, I went to a graduation party at someone's house. They live in a neighborhood that used to be cane fields and its spread out. Each lot is 1.5 acres so its not a traditional neighborhood and its not in city limits.

I was hanging out by the pool and when the sun started going down, it was as if the mosquitos took over. When you got in your vehicle.. Right before it is dark, it looks almost like clouds.

You go in the woods when its warm and they light your arse up, but I never saw them as bad as I did in the place I just referred to. They had a bunch of those small off buckets and that wasn't doing a damn thing.

My point is.

Roaches- I keep fresh roach motels in specific places round the house so I can control that.

Wasp- I might have been stung maybe 3 or 4 times. It hurts like a son of a bitch.

Mosquitos- Even where I live where they are not bad, they still have some around. In rural areas when it is hot, they will light your arse up.. So based on what has the most impact, I have to go with mosquitos.

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Mosquitoes born diseases kill a million people a year.

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Very true. Though roaches are very icky. Hmmmm...tough one...going to need more time.

I'd stick my dick in a wasp nest to get rid of mosquitoes forever.

Hands down, mosquito for me. I don't run into many wasps and haven't had to deal with roaches in ages.

However, mosquitoes eat my arse up every day that I'm outside and I'm one of those people who attract them. I can be outside on my 2nd story back porch with 10 other people and I'm the one getting eaten up.

Plus, they seem to itch me longer than most fold that do happen to get bit.

Millions of people are killed by mosquito born illnesses. Any other choice is incoherent.

Mosquitos

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