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[VoodooJuJu]

>the ecological niche left by Aedes aegypti will be filled by other mosquito species, and no ecological disaster will occur.

This cannot be claimed with any degree of certainty.

Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign

[JumpCrisscross → VoodooJuJu]

> cannot be claimed with any degree of certainty

It can absolutely be claimed with an increasing degree of certainty, as it's being actively studied (e.g. this study).

[nicce → JumpCrisscross]

> as it's being actively studied

Note the wording ”being”. We can actually conclude results in 10 years when we might generally agree some information. It takes time.

[pvaldes → JumpCrisscross]

If is researched long enough we will end having the desired result?

[whimsicalism → VoodooJuJu]

What? That's not at all responsive to the GP.

[JumpCrisscross → whimsicalism]

> What? That's not at all responsive to the GP

It's analogous. Mao decided to eliminate a problematic species. So he started eliminating it. Nationwide. Turned out, there were consequences to eliminating that species. Consequences that would have been obvious had he consulted with scientists. Or done a limited roll-out first. Things we're doing when weighing zapping these mosquitoes.

[whimsicalism → JumpCrisscross]

Do you not see how the original comment was implicitly responsive to this claim? They're not killing off all mosquitoes!

[JumpCrisscross → whimsicalism]

> Do you not see how the original comment was implicitly responsive to this claim?

I do. I think the comment is a generic "but unforeseen consequences" response. The target mosquito could have some unique ecological role the other 799 can't fill that only becomes apparent ex post facto.

That's why we're conducting limited tests. To look for those. Something Mao didn't do.