A study was conducted and concluded that smaller mosquitoes are more likely to carry a virus that causes diseases in humans. The disease used in the experiment was dengue virus but it is mostly the Asian tiger and yellow fever mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus. Both species are found throughout the U.S. and this research revealed that even the slightest difference in size can affect their potency to transmit diseases to humans. My take on this experiment - I don't care how big or small they are they must all die. Now, they must develop better pesticides to control the mosquitoes in both the larval and adult stages for all species. Mosquitoes are almost always the intermediate vectors of most diseases before reaching the primary host HUMANS, so it's now up to us to control this problem.
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