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Stumped by bed nets, mosquitoes turn midnight snack into breakfast

Scientific American - Posted: October 3rd, 2012, 9:36pm EDT

[caption id=attachment_1596 align=alignright width=400 caption=Anopheles mosquito (unknown source)] [/caption]One of the most effective methods for the control of spread of malaria is the use of bed nets infused with insecticides. Most species of mosquitoes (the Anopheles genus) that carry the malarial parasite ( Plasmodium falciparum ) are considered to be strictly nocturnal - they are active only during the night. a href=http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=stumped-by-bed-nets-mosquitoes-turn-midnight-snack-into-breakfast[More]/a

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