But it was also an election, noted Manila’s Philippines Free Press ... profited from one cynical popular argument: “The mosquitoes inside the mosquito net have grown fat sucking your blood ...

So the importance of using an effective mosquito repellent cannot be overstated. When a mosquito bites, its saliva acts like an anaesthetic, preventing you from feeling it. But it's only female ...

The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday warned that breeding areas of mosquitoes that carry the dengue virus may increase following the six consecutive tropical cyclones that hit the country.