Malaria is transmitted from person to person by anopheles mosquito. The female mosquito lays 30-150 eggs every 2-3 days. Human blood is needed to nourish these eggs.
By using personal protective measures against mosquito bites, like using mosquito nets, one can deny the blood meal and hence help in mosquito control. Anopheles mosquitoes enter the house in early hours of morning and again between 5 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. Mosquitoes start biting by late evening and at midnight and early hours of morning. By keeping the windows and doors closed in early morning and between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. can prevent the entry of these mosquitoes into the house. Also protect yourself against the bites in the early morning and evening.