A) Wells, Maine, has been trying an experiment the past five years. B) The citizens have been attempting to control their mosquito problem with dragonflies rather than spraying with pesticide. C) Some authorities doubt that the dragonflies can be effective; though each dragonfly can eat 100 mosquitoes a day, a population in the thousands is not likely to control a mosquito population in the millions. D) Other detractors claim that dragonflies patrol the roadways to consume mosquitoes stirred up in the nearby tall grass, yet the cars kill the dragonflies. E) However, each year many citizens continue to buy dragonflies. They claim that they are completely rid of mosquitoes.
Question
What is the author's attitude towards this method of controlling mosquitoes?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
in favor
2.
opposed
3.
neutral
4.
amused