The African mosquito Anopheles gambiae, which is one of the world’s most efficient, and dangerous vectors, is adapted for entering houses at night and feeding on people. When this mosquito reaches a wall when trying to enter a house, it flies upwards, and identifies openings or cracks to fly in, unlike other species that fly off sideways when encountered with a wall. Steve Lindsay noted that preventing this mosquito from entering a house either by installing ceilings or closing eaves should reduce malaria transmission, infection and disease. Also, because most mosquitoes searching for blood fly close to the ground, one of the simplest ways of avoiding mosquito bites is by building homes of the ground...
http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/04/can-architecture-help-in-the-fight-against-malaria/
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