Read the paragraph. 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.
What is the author's attitude towards this method of controlling mosquitoes?
O 1. in favor
2. opposed
O 3. neutral
O 4. amused