https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/2bcpy2/how_many_mosquitoes_are_there_is_it_even_possible/
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17 trillion mosquitoes in Alaska http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/alaska_science_forum/how-many-mosquitoes-are-in-alaska-trillion-biologist-estimates/article_dd5903d2-fc15-11e4-ba74-834fc2525d20.html
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the main carrier of several key diseases for man is a mosquito species adapted to man:
Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti...
Another study, of the prevalence of dengue, estimates that 3.9 billion people, in 128 countries, are at risk of infection with dengue viruses.2
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs117/en/
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4-19-2016
Global environmental suitability for Zika virus, ranging from low (0, grey) to high (1, red). Illustration and caption by Messina et al., eLife, (2016)
A third of the world’s population is at risk of catching the Zika virus, according to a new study led by scientists at Oxford University in England. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2-7-billion-zika-across-globe/
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The notion that man is going to eradicate completely, say, the two most health-dangerous
species of mosquitoes is a pretty far-fetched notion. Probably impossible considering jungle-type environments. -r, mt. shasta, ca
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