Explain how the female Anopheles mosquito transmits malaria to humans.
ii)
State one chemical method of controlling mosquitoes.
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i)
How the female Anopheles mosquito transmits malaria to humans
1. It bites an infected person, takes in blood infected with the malaria parasite
2. The parasite grows and matures in the mosquito's gut, then travels to the salivary glands
3. When the mosquito bites another person, it releases the parasites into the victim's body
ii)
Chemical method of controlling mosquitoes
1. Adding oil/kerosene on surface of stagnant water
2. Spraying with insecticide
3. Using treated mosquito nets
4. Use of mosquito coil
2.
(i)
Name the stages in the life cycle of a mosquito.
(ii)
Name the stage at which feeding does not take place.