[avar]

If you get mosquito larva in your honeypot pond it is a suitable breeding ground as far as the mosquito is concerned.

So this would work for the same reason the more high-tech release of sterile mosquitos works, it robs them of a breeding opportunity.

But perhaps I'm misunderstanding your question...

[Waterluvian]

I think the question is about if there’s an upper bound on mosquito reproduction and if you can “steal” a chunk of that and kill it. Or if you’re really just making even more mosquitos overall and your culling doesn’t actually change the bottom line.