A third of mosquito bites occur during the day, according to research.
Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people each year in Africa, the majority of them are children.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
According to a study on malaria-carrying mosquitos' biting behavior in the Central African Republic, up to a third of blood feeds occur indoors during the day.
Previous research has centered anti-malarial efforts on bed nets sprayed with pesticide, based on the idea that the insects bite largely at night.
According to the new research, malaria defenses should be extended outside the house to include schools, businesses, and retail outlets.
Researchers published their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences following a year-long examination of mosquitos gathered after biting incidents in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people each year in Africa, and the majority of them are children.
