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Just a guess… they’re probably a food source low in the chain. Disrupt the food chain and we’re screwed.

britannica.com/…/what-purposes-do-mosquitoes-serv…

What Purposes Do Mosquitoes Serve in Ecosystems? | Pollination, Food Webs, Ecology, & Facts | Britannica

Mosquitoes are important pollinators and a major food source for fishes and birds.

Encyclopedia Britannica

“But bitey”

If we could we’d try to kill algae and plankton for turning the oceans green and ruining our pictures. We’re not a smart group, us.

To be fair, mosquitoes are the most dangerous animal to humans because of disease spread. It’s not just annoying, itchy bites. Source: npr.org/…/mosquitos-kill-more-people-than-any-oth…
It’s true and I get that just that we can’t go eradicating one of the bases of most terrestial ecosystems based on that.
Clearly you haven’t tried yet. Where’s Bob the builder at?
Maybe that’s their purpose? Human population control? LOL!
Kid named Malaria:
How Mosquitoes Changed Everything

Brooke Jarvis on the way mosquitoes slaughtered our ancestors and derailed our history.

The New Yorker
So will blowing up our already fragile ecosystems.