Could we live with out some insects?

Answer 1

we could lets just say we... get rid of mosquitoes, then there will be no worries about west nile or whatever... but then the bats will die, because they have nothing to eat... then the snakes will die because they have nothing to eat.. the rest of the animals will fall in that order of events...

Our system is balanced and we should not change it.

Answer 2

I like question, but difficult to answer due countless unknown variables.

Humans could definitely live without some insects, but the loss of all insects would cause incalculable damage to the ecosystem. For instance the food chain would collapse and the starvation of many species that eat insects would occur. Not to mention all the waste that insects take care of would remain -The negative effects would be countless, certainly too many to list here.

While humans certainly have the ability to adapt under even the most dire of circumstances, humans have never had to deal with the extinction of such an important organism.

All that really can be said is: If such an extinction were to occur to all insects, the consequences to the ecosystem would cause untold devastation and many humans would perish, to what extent is unknown as their no precedence for humans having to deal with such a catastrophe. But the world would be a very different place and not a pleasant one to be sure for hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years as the Earth balances itself under this new condition.

But worry not, while some insects may be in trouble, insects as a whole are not going anywhere. We have a much better chance of causing our own extinction, rather than that of all insects.

Answer 3

Could be, but it is far from the reality as insects are created to co-exist with human. Insects has a role which affects how we live. For example, Bees polenating flower produces fruits for other animals (including man) to each. Indeed, insect is also part of the food chain.

Answer 4

Many parasites (NOT symbiotes) could be removed from ecsystems without noticeable damage. They often become very specialized to plague one host (example a bird louse) but are not actual vital pieces of the food chain for any single organism.

Answer 5

we sure could but whatever change comes - it filters down thru everything. everything in the food chain is critical. when the balance is interrupted - it will seek rebalancing by making other changes. some which may not be all that pleasant

Answer 6

no. we would die instantly