our mosquito is the most annoying creatures on the planet or are they
creatures on the planet or are they
creatures on the planet or are they actually the most annoying creatures on
actually the most annoying creatures on
actually the most annoying creatures on the planet and something else
the planet and something else
the planet and something else welcome to watchmojo.com ting down the
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five most fascinating facts we could
five most fascinating facts we could find about the sometimes pesky sometimes
find about the sometimes pesky sometimes
find about the sometimes pesky sometimes pestilent little vampires known as
pestilent little vampires known as
pestilent little vampires known as mosquitoes number five the war on
mosquitoes number five the war on
mosquitoes number five the war on mosquitoes is getting creative here you
mosquitoes is getting creative here you
mosquitoes is getting creative here you can see the laser strike parts of the
can see the laser strike parts of the
can see the laser strike parts of the mosquito breaking off and the body
mosquito breaking off and the body
mosquito breaking off and the body falling to the ground researchers have
falling to the ground researchers have
falling to the ground researchers have developed a variety of novel ways to
developed a variety of novel ways to
developed a variety of novel ways to lure trap and kill these little
lure trap and kill these little
lure trap and kill these little bloodsuckers for one researchers at
bloodsuckers for one researchers at
bloodsuckers for one researchers at James Cook University have zeroed in on
James Cook University have zeroed in on
James Cook University have zeroed in on the exact frequency of sound that
the exact frequency of sound that
the exact frequency of sound that attracts male mosquitoes 448 Hertz they
attracts male mosquitoes 448 Hertz they
attracts male mosquitoes 448 Hertz they say this is the same frequency of the
say this is the same frequency of the
say this is the same frequency of the sound of female mosquitoes wingbeats
sound of female mosquitoes wingbeats
sound of female mosquitoes wingbeats and they’ve created a trap that emits
and they’ve created a trap that emits
and they’ve created a trap that emits that tone scientists at Ohio State
that tone scientists at Ohio State
that tone scientists at Ohio State University have found a way to shut down
University have found a way to shut down
University have found a way to shut down mosquitoes kidney like organs down in
mosquitoes kidney like organs down in
mosquitoes kidney like organs down in Florida they’ve discovered that traps
Florida they’ve discovered that traps
Florida they’ve discovered that traps that use black lights are more effective
that use black lights are more effective
that use black lights are more effective than fluorescent light traps do you know
than fluorescent light traps do you know
than fluorescent light traps do you know what I always say not going to check
what I always say not going to check
what I always say not going to check what further south in Guatemala Canadian
what further south in Guatemala Canadian
what further south in Guatemala Canadian researchers have had great success with
researchers have had great success with
researchers have had great success with this low-tech solution made from
this low-tech solution made from
this low-tech solution made from recycled materials and another team from
recycled materials and another team from
recycled materials and another team from the USDA has seen encouraging results in
the USDA has seen encouraging results in
the USDA has seen encouraging results in luring mosquitoes to pesticides by
luring mosquitoes to pesticides by
luring mosquitoes to pesticides by mixing them with sugars horse poop sugar
mixing them with sugars horse poop sugar
mixing them with sugars horse poop sugar helps the pesticide down number four
helps the pesticide down number four
helps the pesticide down number four mosquitos pee on you while they bite you
mosquitos pee on you while they bite you
mosquitos pee on you while they bite you yep mosquitoes add a few hundred nano
yep mosquitoes add a few hundred nano
yep mosquitoes add a few hundred nano litres of insult to the quasi injury of
litres of insult to the quasi injury of
litres of insult to the quasi injury of their bites when a female mosquito sinks
their bites when a female mosquito sinks
their bites when a female mosquito sinks her proboscis into your bloodstream she
her proboscis into your bloodstream she
her proboscis into your bloodstream she gorgeous herself on the equivalent of
gorgeous herself on the equivalent of
gorgeous herself on the equivalent of her own body mass in blood
in order to make room for all that
in order to make room for all that delicious red she’s got to get rid of
delicious red she’s got to get rid of
delicious red she’s got to get rid of all the excess water and salt in her
all the excess water and salt in her
all the excess water and salt in her body so yeah she ease it out also before
body so yeah she ease it out also before
body so yeah she ease it out also before and during feeding she’s injecting her
and during feeding she’s injecting her
and during feeding she’s injecting her saliva into you as an anticoagulant so
saliva into you as an anticoagulant so
saliva into you as an anticoagulant so your blood doesn’t clog up her proboscis
your blood doesn’t clog up her proboscis
your blood doesn’t clog up her proboscis saliva urine blood probe aussies
saliva urine blood probe aussies
saliva urine blood probe aussies suddenly feel like we’ve got a very
suddenly feel like we’ve got a very
suddenly feel like we’ve got a very intimate relationship with mosquitoes I
intimate relationship with mosquitoes I
intimate relationship with mosquitoes I hope you enjoyed your first blood suck
hope you enjoyed your first blood suck
hope you enjoyed your first blood suck number 3 mosquito factories could mean
number 3 mosquito factories could mean
number 3 mosquito factories could mean the end of malaria and dengue mosquitoes
the end of malaria and dengue mosquitoes
the end of malaria and dengue mosquitoes spread life-threatening infectious
spread life-threatening infectious
spread life-threatening infectious diseases like dengue fever malaria
diseases like dengue fever malaria
diseases like dengue fever malaria yellow fever and Zika according to the
yellow fever and Zika according to the
yellow fever and Zika according to the World Health Organization there are 50
World Health Organization there are 50
World Health Organization there are 50 to 100 million cases of dengue fever
to 100 million cases of dengue fever
to 100 million cases of dengue fever every year and for thousands of people
every year and for thousands of people
every year and for thousands of people it is fatal but by injecting a strain of
it is fatal but by injecting a strain of
it is fatal but by injecting a strain of bacteria into mosquito embryos that
bacteria into mosquito embryos that
bacteria into mosquito embryos that renders them immune to malaria and
renders them immune to malaria and
renders them immune to malaria and dengue scientists have created
dengue scientists have created
dengue scientists have created mosquitoes incapable of transmitting
mosquitoes incapable of transmitting
mosquitoes incapable of transmitting some of these diseases to humans best of
some of these diseases to humans best of
some of these diseases to humans best of all this immunity is passed on
all this immunity is passed on
all this immunity is passed on genetically so the trait gradually
genetically so the trait gradually
genetically so the trait gradually spreads through the gene pool to speed
spreads through the gene pool to speed
spreads through the gene pool to speed up that process so-called mosquito
up that process so-called mosquito
up that process so-called mosquito factories have been built in various
factories have been built in various
factories have been built in various countries around the world including
countries around the world including
countries around the world including China and Brazil that are capable of
China and Brazil that are capable of
China and Brazil that are capable of releasing millions of mosquitoes every
releasing millions of mosquitoes every
releasing millions of mosquitoes every week
week
week Brazil implemented this program in 2011
Brazil implemented this program in 2011
Brazil implemented this program in 2011 and they saw over a six-month period on
and they saw over a six-month period on
and they saw over a six-month period on that there was a 90% decrease in the
that there was a 90% decrease in the
that there was a 90% decrease in the mosquito population which in turn means
mosquito population which in turn means
mosquito population which in turn means a decrease in dengue fever new research
a decrease in dengue fever new research
a decrease in dengue fever new research has shown that the same bacteria
has shown that the same bacteria
has shown that the same bacteria wolbachia could be used in the same way
wolbachia could be used in the same way
wolbachia could be used in the same way against Zika virus eventually these
against Zika virus eventually these
against Zika virus eventually these diseases could be a thing of the past
diseases could be a thing of the past
diseases could be a thing of the past number 2
number 2
number 2 genetic modification could eliminate
genetic modification could eliminate
genetic modification could eliminate mosquitoes completely so you can go in
mosquitoes completely so you can go in
mosquitoes completely so you can go in and remove the species that are bad and
and remove the species that are bad and
and remove the species that are bad and then allow the species that that may
then allow the species that that may
then allow the species that that may have no effect on humans – to play out
have no effect on humans – to play out
have no effect on humans – to play out the role in the environment and in that
the role in the environment and in that
the role in the environment and in that some people call that playing God I call
some people call that playing God I call
some people call that playing God I call it good management so I have malaria
it good management so I have malaria
it good management so I have malaria free mosquitoes when you could just have
free mosquitoes when you could just have
free mosquitoes when you could just have no mosquitoes 2014 scientists from the
no mosquitoes 2014 scientists from the
no mosquitoes 2014 scientists from the Imperial College London created a
Imperial College London created a
Imperial College London created a genetic method that causes Anopheles
genetic method that causes Anopheles
genetic method that causes Anopheles gambiae AI mosquitoes the main
gambiae AI mosquitoes the main
gambiae AI mosquitoes the main transmitters of malaria to produce
transmitters of malaria to produce
transmitters of malaria to produce almost entirely male offspring resulting
almost entirely male offspring resulting
almost entirely male offspring resulting in a Krogan Jennifer
in a Krogan Jennifer
in a Krogan Jennifer type situation so your people were
type situation so your people were
type situation so your people were infected with a genetic mutation an
infected with a genetic mutation an
infected with a genetic mutation an infection that makes only a few and a
infection that makes only a few and a
infection that makes only a few and a thousand children survive birth and I
thousand children survive birth and I
thousand children survive birth and I suppose it’s destroying your entire
suppose it’s destroying your entire
suppose it’s destroying your entire species recent advancements have made
species recent advancements have made
species recent advancements have made this strategy even more effective
this strategy even more effective
this strategy even more effective rendering the offspring of the modified
rendering the offspring of the modified
rendering the offspring of the modified mosquitoes completely sterile or giving
mosquitoes completely sterile or giving
mosquitoes completely sterile or giving them really short lifespans well what
them really short lifespans well what
them really short lifespans well what was shown in Brazil is that within a
was shown in Brazil is that within a
was shown in Brazil is that within a six-month period we can reduce the
six-month period we can reduce the
six-month period we can reduce the population of mosquitoes this particular
population of mosquitoes this particular
population of mosquitoes this particular one that spreads dengue or chikungunya
one that spreads dengue or chikungunya
one that spreads dengue or chikungunya and Zika by over 90 percent within six
and Zika by over 90 percent within six
and Zika by over 90 percent within six months scientists say that even with
months scientists say that even with
months scientists say that even with mosquito factories creating GM
mosquito factories creating GM
mosquito factories creating GM mosquitoes it would be a long difficult
mosquitoes it would be a long difficult
mosquitoes it would be a long difficult process but in theory a world without
process but in theory a world without
process but in theory a world without the number-one entry on watch mojos list
the number-one entry on watch mojos list
the number-one entry on watch mojos list of the top ten most annoying insects is
of the top ten most annoying insects is
of the top ten most annoying insects is tenable so what are we waiting for well
tenable so what are we waiting for well
tenable so what are we waiting for well the thing is number one nobody knows
the thing is number one nobody knows
the thing is number one nobody knows what the side effects of mosquito
what the side effects of mosquito
what the side effects of mosquito extinction would be earth there’s a
extinction would be earth there’s a
extinction would be earth there’s a protected wildlife reserve yeah we’ve
protected wildlife reserve yeah we’ve
protected wildlife reserve yeah we’ve been using it to rebuild the mosquito
been using it to rebuild the mosquito
been using it to rebuild the mosquito population which need of me behind you
population which need of me behind you
population which need of me behind you is an endangered species yes being
is an endangered species yes being
is an endangered species yes being responsible for the death of 1 million
responsible for the death of 1 million
responsible for the death of 1 million people every year makes them the most
people every year makes them the most
people every year makes them the most deadly animal on the planet but they are
deadly animal on the planet but they are
deadly animal on the planet but they are part of their ecosystems nevertheless
part of their ecosystems nevertheless
part of their ecosystems nevertheless mosquitoes all of you got about 15
mosquitoes all of you got about 15
mosquitoes all of you got about 15 mosquitoes one SWAT ecologists have
mosquitoes one SWAT ecologists have
mosquitoes one SWAT ecologists have learned the hard way that removing one
learned the hard way that removing one
learned the hard way that removing one element from an ecosystem can have
element from an ecosystem can have
element from an ecosystem can have disastrous knock-on effects removing
disastrous knock-on effects removing
disastrous knock-on effects removing problematic predators like wolves for
problematic predators like wolves for
problematic predators like wolves for instance can allow prey species like
instance can allow prey species like
instance can allow prey species like deer to overpopulate leading to a loss
deer to overpopulate leading to a loss
deer to overpopulate leading to a loss of plant diversity which leads to other
of plant diversity which leads to other
of plant diversity which leads to other problems and so on here’s where it gets
problems and so on here’s where it gets
problems and so on here’s where it gets really interesting
really interesting
really interesting the Wolves changed the behavior of the
the Wolves changed the behavior of the
the Wolves changed the behavior of the rivers however unlike in that example
rivers however unlike in that example
rivers however unlike in that example it’s apparently tough for ecologist to
it’s apparently tough for ecologist to
it’s apparently tough for ecologist to agree on any useful niche that makes
agree on any useful niche that makes
agree on any useful niche that makes skeeters indispensable yes they
skeeters indispensable yes they
skeeters indispensable yes they pollinate plants but other bugs could do
pollinate plants but other bugs could do
pollinate plants but other bugs could do that in their place yes larger animals
that in their place yes larger animals
that in their place yes larger animals eat them but except at high northern
eat them but except at high northern
eat them but except at high northern latitudes they don’t make up a
latitudes they don’t make up a
latitudes they don’t make up a significant portion of any one species
significant portion of any one species
significant portion of any one species diet in Alaska swarms of mosquitoes can
diet in Alaska swarms of mosquitoes can
diet in Alaska swarms of mosquitoes can get so thick that they actually
get so thick that they actually
get so thick that they actually asphyxiate caribou but those experts
asphyxiate caribou but those experts
asphyxiate caribou but those experts could be wrong and the results could be
could be wrong and the results could be
could be wrong and the results could be disastrous
disastrous
disastrous perhaps as science writer David Kwan
perhaps as science writer David Kwan
perhaps as science writer David Kwan suggests the one thing that really makes
suggests the one thing that really makes
suggests the one thing that really makes mosquitoes indispensable is the fact
mosquitoes indispensable is the fact
mosquitoes indispensable is the fact that they are so dangerous to humans
that they are so dangerous to humans
that they are so dangerous to humans according to Guam and the largest
according to Guam and the largest
according to Guam and the largest impediment to colonizing or clearing
impediment to colonizing or clearing
impediment to colonizing or clearing equatorial rainforests has always been a
equatorial rainforests has always been a
equatorial rainforests has always been a hyper abundance of mosquitoes and in the
hyper abundance of mosquitoes and in the
hyper abundance of mosquitoes and in the first eight years of constructing the
first eight years of constructing the
first eight years of constructing the Panama Canal some 20,000 people died of
Panama Canal some 20,000 people died of
Panama Canal some 20,000 people died of mosquito-borne diseases so what do you
mosquito-borne diseases so what do you
mosquito-borne diseases so what do you think should we eliminate all mosquitoes
think should we eliminate all mosquitoes
think should we eliminate all mosquitoes and deal with the aftermath then can we
and deal with the aftermath then can we
and deal with the aftermath then can we not simply destroy the island No
not simply destroy the island No
not simply destroy the island No crazy head the mosquitoes food of choice
crazy head the mosquitoes food of choice
crazy head the mosquitoes food of choice primitive humanoid life-forms have
primitive humanoid life-forms have
primitive humanoid life-forms have colonies all over that planet for more
colonies all over that planet for more
colonies all over that planet for more useful niche toptenz and screwed by the
useful niche toptenz and screwed by the
useful niche toptenz and screwed by the Solarians top 5s published daily be sure
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