Now, I’m on Team Extinction but only for the 40 or so species of mosquito (out of 3500) that feed on humans. Most mosquitoes don’t use blood in their lifecycles and even among those that do, most don’t feed on humans.Wipe those particular species out - they hold no unique ecological niche, are not a significant food source for any animal (the bat thing is a myth), they do not uniquely pollinate any plants. But they cause tremendous suffering, mainly in the Global South - and that suffering leads directly to other issues like high population growth, slow economic development and poor governance. The tropics lag for many reasons but a major one is the toll that disease takes on them - not just the deaths but caring for the millions who are severely sickened each year and who often have lifetime complications. I have no problem valuing the lives of African children over those of a handful of mosquito species.