Mosquitoes in aircondition

We had had to argue with a number of people – models, bankers, industry peers, people accompanying customers – just about everyone that mosquitoes are present even in air-conditioned rooms. But most seem sceptical about it, though it is the truth.

They reason that the mosquitoes hate cold. They point out that they are mostly tropical insects. “There aren’t any mosquitoes in hill stations like Ooty and kodaikanal,” one woman said. “They’re too tiny and would freeze in the cold (!!!)”. And the most common argument is that since the a/c rooms are closed there is no way for them to enter.

Before I came into the mosquito net business, I believed like they did. Unfortunately, none of them are right.

It is true that the mosquitoes are tropical and do not like the cold. BUT, that doesn’t mean that they should be strictly tropical and run to the Caribbean when the winter sets in. If it were true, then North America and Europe would not be running with their skirts held high and shrieking.

Researches have found that mosquitoes after mating are capable of waiting out four months of winter to lay eggs after which they die.

About hill stations, I found on the Internet that mosquitoes are usually not found in higher altitudes. But now scientists in Peru have found mosquitoes in higher altitudes. With global warming and warmer winters, we can not anymore expect the mosquitoes to stay at home covering themselves with mufflers, sweaters and shawls. As if that’s not enough our irresponsibility as citizens and tourists have made many popular hill stations look like large dump yards in hilly terrain. Maybe mosquitoes have not yet invaded higher altitudes of Nilgiris but at Kotagiri and lower villages there ARE mosquitoes, trust me. And how stupid should you be to say that mosquitoes would ‘freeze’ in cold weather! What, they unfreeze in winter? If it was possible, frozen Mammoths found in Siberia would be alive now.

Do you know that actually there are more mosquitoes in an air conditioned room than in a room with a fan working? That’s because mosquitoes have difficulty flying in ‘fast moving air’ than in cooler air.

So don’t fling silly excuses at us. Buy a mosquito net, particularly if you’re sleeping in an A/c room.

P.S – Please buy VIEWnet in that case.

P.P.S – We’re quite shameless in marketing our products. J