It’s an annoyance for sure but I hate using off or other deterrents. Plus I guess I am contributing to the eco system somewhat by giving them nourishment.

  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    You’d feel differently, if you lived somewhere malaria was common.

    Most people get malaria from the bite of an infective mosquito, also called a vector.

    Most cases of malaria diagnosed in the U.S. are in people who have traveled to or from other countries where malaria is widespread. We call this imported malaria.

    Locally acquired, mosquito-transmitted malaria is a rare event in the U.S.