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Gene drives do not have to be used to eradicate mosquitos (although they can be used that way). They can be used to spread malaria resistance genes to mosquitoes, thereby rendering mosquito populations immune to malaria infection.

http://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1521077112

I'd rather people enjoy tropical forests than clear-cut them. I know it's not a binary, but mosquitos don't stop us from destroying rainforests.

I don't living in an area where mosquitoes spread any diseases, but I would still like to eradicate them just to make it more enjoyable to take a stroll in the forest. I imagine people in the tropics might feel the same.