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ChristianKl comments on Now is the time to eliminate mosquitoes - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 10 August 2016 10:00:30AM 1 point [-]

How long would it take them to mutate and fill the "human bloodsucking" niche that is suddenly vacant?

I don't think "human bloodsucking" is the niche in which most of the competition happens. Human from which blood can be sucked aren't the scarce resource. Competition among larves looks to me like it's a stronger barrier.

Comment author: The_Jaded_One 10 August 2016 04:12:19PM 0 points [-]

Competition among larves looks to me like it's a stronger barrier.

I am not a biologist so I cannot comment on this. It is apparently the case that larvae compete with each other for microbes and algae as a food source.