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April 14th, 2009 at 5:30 am
The African malaria mosquitoes generally bite late at night or
during early morning, between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
April 14th, 2009 at 7:15 am
I have absolutely no clue about African mosquito activity. Let’s just make that clear first of all.
However, from my experience living in New Orleans where we have plenty of mosquitos year-round in some of the boggier areas, I’ve found that people are more likely to get bitten in the evening or at night. Not sure why, but they seem to be a bit more active then.
So, if it’s at all similar in Africa, chances are the answer is the same: evening/night.
(Hence the mosquito nets for the beds provided by the Malaria Intervention Fund?)
April 14th, 2009 at 8:41 am
(The server didn’t like my two-word answer: “too short”!)
Okay, the malaria-infected mosquitos bite are out at night.
April 14th, 2009 at 8:54 am
I’m guessing at night and that’s why sleeping under mosquito nets are so important.
April 14th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
during the rainy season, b/c they breed in water.
April 14th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Sometimes I’m amazed that anyone ever let me teach an English class. I meant, of course, that the malaria-infected mosquitos bite at night.
April 15th, 2009 at 5:54 am
I agree with Vicki because she is always correct.
April 15th, 2009 at 7:17 am
During the night
April 15th, 2009 at 8:47 am
And the answer is …
In the middle of the night.
The African malaria mosquitoes generally bite late at night or during early morning, between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
(Source: nothingbutnets.net/nets-save-lives/, November 2008)