Mosquitoes have afflicted mankind for millennia, killing millions and spreading disease. Mosquitoes can leave more than uncomfortable red bumps as a remembrance of their visit when they bite you. Many mosquito species found in the United States contain severe diseases that can sicken you, your family, and even your pets. Mosquitoes are vectors for diseases such as Zika, yellow fever, dengue fever, malaria, and others. Mosquitoes annoy everyone, so why not get rid of them?

Mosquitoes prefer people who have type O blood, pregnant women, and any creature, human or animal. According to surveys conducted by numerous parties such as the PMC, New York Post, and other news organizations, mosquitoes seem to prefer pregnant women to non-pregnant women. According to the researchers, this could be because pregnant women have higher body temperatures and expel more carbon dioxide. Mosquitoes prefer people with type O blood nearly twice as much as those with type A blood, according to studies conducted by HealthLine and NBC. The same study discovered that people who are “secretors,” regardless of blood type, are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes. These insects are drawn to lactic acid, body heat, and carbon dioxide. This suggests that they are drawn to people (and other mammals) who produce more or all of the three. Thousands of mosquito species feed on the blood of their hosts, which include both vertebrates such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish and invertebrates such as other arthropods.

Why have these issues when we can genetically develop non-biting mosquitoes to battle and kill the conventional ones? Why should we waste time fighting this struggle when someone else can do it in the name of justice? Because we, as humans, are constantly evolving and our technology is advancing, genetically editing and manufacturing mosquito killers will be a snap. For starters, genetic modification is safe and approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), so we have no reason to be concerned about negative consequences or failure. Also, other than making these new improvements, we won’t have to get our hands filthy because it will take care of the rest as we sit and wait. More than 1 million people die each year as a result of mosquito bites; they are not advantageous to us and create more suffering; imagine the sorrowful faces of those who thought it was just a small bite but ended up losing their lives.