Can the Subang
Jaya Municipal Council give an assurance that their decision to introduce AfricanToxorynchite or ‘Elephant’ mosquitos into our ecosystem will not affect the
local ecology?
The introduction
of new species comes with a risk of ecological damage, as the introduced
mosquitoes may result in destructive consequences to local flora and fauna.
Introduced
species pose an ecological risk because they their size, disposition, and
characteristic is disruptive and can adversely affect the delicate ecology. Case studies have shown that some introduced
species have resulted in massive environmental damage and endangered human
health.
Though MPSJ’s
intention of reducing the Aedes mosquito population by introducing these
carnivorous mosquitoes is noble, will it be the right move in the long term? How
much research was done before the decision was made?
After all,
if the 400 toxorynchite mosquitoes will immediately eat and reduce the number
of aedes mosquitoes, what else will they do?
Why don't MPSJ just stick to cleaning up Subang Jaya instead of playing scientist?
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