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What's the worst that could happen if we eradicate all the rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows?
If you were able to target it properly to the right species, depending on where you are in the world, there's a good chance that the rats and sparrows you're thinking of are invasive.
I know around me in the US I see a whole lot more house sparrows (native to Europe, Asia, and some parts of North Africa) than I do any native Sparrows.
And the two most known rat species- the black and brown rats, originated in different parts of Asia and more-or-less spread around the world with human trade and migration.
So getting rid of those would probably be a good thing to reduce competition for native animals.
also worth noting that i don't think anyone who has seen people suffering from malaria would be able to defend mosquitoes, that shit fucking sucks and eradicating malaria-carrying mosquitoes is 500% worth the consequences
The worst part of that is that it’s super easy to deal with mosquitos with a dunk that doesn’t hurt anything but mosquito larvae.
Theres also the disney world methods.
https://www.rd.com/article/no-mosquitoes-at-disney-world/