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Deadly to mosquitoes, but depending on where you are, it could be a lot less deadly to malaria mosquitoes. Just going by Wikipedia[0] here:

> One important behavioral factor is the degree to which an Anopheles species prefers to feed on humans (anthropophily) or animals such as cattle or birds. Anthropophilic Anopheles are more likely to transmit the malaria parasites from one person to another. Most Anopheles mosquitoes are not exclusively anthropophilic or zoophilic. However, the primary malaria vectors in Africa, A. gambiae and A. funestus, are strongly anthropophilic and, consequently, are two of the most efficient malaria vectors in the world.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anopheles#Preferred_sources_fo...



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