And don’t say humans, too obvious, too cynical.

I’d delete mosquitos.

The only negative effect I can think of would be fish won’t have mosquito larvae to eat and their diet would have to shift.

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      A wave of them swept through my old apartment once almost six years ago. I still freak out at the smallest itch or bump.

      Those bastards cause serious trauma

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        I had them about a year ago. I’ve never been the same either. A tiny black speck on the floor that is from my socks, or a fruit fly, can send me into hysteria.

        The best thing you can spend money on IMO is a bedbug proof mattress encasement and those interception cups for the legs of your bed. Nobody will ever regret doing that. It can happen to anyone, right now Paris is rife with bedbugs.

        https://www.wired.com/story/paris-bed-bugs/

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      My room mates/tenants in my basement spotted 2 bed bugs and we have gone full nuclear on them because we are all terrified of them. Like they’ve replaced everything soft, rubbed the sprays into the carpet, and I made a salt circle with d earth around their entrance.

      We also keep quoting aliens (nuke it from orbit, only way to he safe) and Starship troopers.

      I fear water and bed bugs as a home owner.

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        You should also run every piece of clothing and bedding you own through the dryer, and inspect your mattress seams, and get bedbug mattress encasements.

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      First we ban DDT, then Pizza Hut releases Stuffed Crust, then bed bugs make a resurgence. It all fits.