Here are some lesser known facts about the Dengue-causing-mosquito . The aedes mosquito 1- It’s the ladies that come for you. Yeah, you heard me right. It’s the female mosquitoes that bite you. They need the nutrients in the blood to produce eggs. It’s when they consume blood from someone that has the circulating virus, they get infected. So, it’s the female aedes aegypti that’s killing close to one million people a year. Truly lives up to the tag “why should boys have all the fun”? female mosquito 2- They don’t wait for the night. It’s during the day that aedes aegypti attacks the most. Couple of hours after sunrise and some hours before sunset is their prime time. Of course, they can bite at anytime and they are an urgent threat caused by the mosquito prevalent diseases. So, again, going against the common notion, it’s not always safe during the day . If any symptoms are observed contact our dengue helpline . Zika, dengue amd