Comments on: Mosquito Bite

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:47:18 +0000

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)

By: Britt

Britt — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:17:33 +0000

During the night

By: Compassiondave

Compassiondave — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:54:42 +0000

I agree with Vicki because she is always correct.

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:34:07 +0000

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.

By: Mike Stephens

Mike Stephens — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:59:41 +0000

during the rainy season, b/c they breed in water.

By: Jill Foley

Jill Foley — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:54:45 +0000

I’m guessing at night and that’s why sleeping under mosquito nets are so important.

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:41:55 +0000

(The server didn’t like my two-word answer: “too short”!)

Okay, the malaria-infected mosquitos bite are out at night.

By: Judith Tremblay

Judith Tremblay — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:15:59 +0000

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?)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:30:58 +0000

The African malaria mosquitoes generally bite late at night or
during early morning, between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.