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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
Top comments
Inspired by this article, and getting bitten by mosquitoes since then, and some of the more interesting species-targeting work being done, I've been thinking about this topic. There is a very major positive impact that mosquito elimination would have: we'd stop trying to suppress mosquitoes. We'd stop spraying for mosquitoes. We'd be more lax about standing water. Standing water is treated like something awful, and while it can get a bit smelly and obnoxious, that's because standing water is an…
I am no fan of mosquitoes personally, but pollination is the key thing. Esp. now with the shortage of bees. There may not seem like a direct link to humans. Without mosquitoes, thousands of plant species would lose a group of pollinators. Adults depend on nectar for energy (only females of some species need a meal of blood to get the proteins necessary to lay eggs). Yet McAllister says that their pollination isn't crucial for crops on which humans depend…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 133
- Total comments
- 118
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-22 | Nature thinks we could safely wipe mosquitoes off the face of the earth.First breakout | eegilbert | 38 | 62 |
| 2014-09-29 | A world without mosquitoes (2010)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | denzil_correa | 92 | 56 |
| 2016-02-17 | A world without mosquitoes | colinprince | 3 | 0 |