A World Without Mosquitoes?
On this episode of Nature League, Adrian asks Brit what would happen if all mosquitoes went extinct.
Graphics by Tamar Ziri; Original intro and branding by Matt Gaydos and Maia Ledesma. Special help from Felix and Jane
Image credits:
Vector- Kwasnyje via Wiki Commons
Asian giant hornet: USDA
Caribou: NPS Photo/Ken Conger
Mosquito larvae- CDC/James Gathany
Purple pitcher plant- cyndywill via pixabay.com
Wyeomyia smithii- Rkitko via Wiki Commons
Sources:
The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics (2019), edited by Anna C. Mastroianni, Jeffrey P. Kahn, Nancy E. Kass
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
The Importance of Biological Interactions in the Study of Biodiversity (2011), Jordi López-Pujol
Anopheles mosquitoes: New insights into malaria vectors (2013), Sylvie Manguin
https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/...
https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/4...
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