Mosquitoes.
Cons: Seriously annoying, Spread disease
Pros: Partly responsible for the advent of inexpensive purple dye
In 1856 while trying to find a cure for mosquito-borne malaria, William Henry Perkin inadvertently created the first synthetic dye. Learn more about his discovery with the collections of our Museum Support Center Library: https://s.si.edu/33MljeI













