One of the nice points that I often raise is that mosquitoes are not always problematic - although research is limited, many species now are highlighted as #pollinators
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Malaria or Ague as it was known was once common(ish) in the British Isles. Although we still have the vectors we don’t have the plasmodium.
Draining wetlands, Little Ice Age, improved housing, reduced exposure - all may have helped then…
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