What are some of the ecological benefits of mosquitoes?
Mosquitoes have several ecological benefits. Most importantly, they are pollinators. Most mosquitoes do not feed primarily on blood but on nectar. For some species of wild orchids, mosquitoes are actually their primary pollinators. Mosquitoes are also vital to many food webs, serving as prey for other insects, like dragonflies, and for bats and birds, including hummingbirds. 