In article <roo-090195161824 at port38.annex3.net.ubc.ca> roo at unixg.ubc.ca (Ru Tan) writes:
>Does anyone know why female (but not male) anopheline mosquitos are
>implicated in malaria transmission? Do females bite more readily and if so,
>why? or is the female gut more suited for plasmodia sexual reproduction.
Male mosquitoes (of any type) do not blood-feed.
They nectar feed only.
>Just curious.
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