Comment Re:"Knee jerk food web bunk" (Score 1) 28
Counter example: Hawaii
Hawaii was mosquito free until recent history and had a perfectly viable food web.
Not one single species is *dependent* on mosquitoes for food, hence they are not an essential part of the food web.
Ex: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...
Gambusia typically eat zooplankton, beetles, mayflies, caddisflies, mites, and other invertebrates; mosquito larvae make up only a small portion of their diet.