Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called a Plasmodium. Both female and male mosquitoes feed on plant nectar; however, only female mosquitoes blood feed. That is because male mosquitoes do not need an extra dose of nutrients to produce eggs, which is a job for the females. Female anopheles need to do the same and in doing so they spread malaria. A: Only certain species of mosquitoes of the Anopheles genus—and only females of those species—can transmit malaria. Inside the mosquito the parasites … The adult females are generally short-lived, with only a small proportion living long enough (more than 10 days in tropical regions) to transmit malaria. Male mosquitoes do not bite so cannot transmit malaria or other diseases. Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs. Male as well as female anopheles feed on nectars and damaged food, but to provide extra proteins for eggs, female anopheles additionally suck blood from animal's body. Malaria is a deadly disease transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. A mosquito is considered to be a vector if she can become infected with AND transmit a pathogen (such as a virus) during blood feeding. Male mosquito does not spread the malaria, as it never bites the animals, including humans. Q: Do all mosquitoes transmit malaria? The biting female Anopheles mosquito may carry malaria. Male anopheles do not produce eggs. Female bites the animals, as it need blood for production of ovum or oogeness. Curiously, only female mosquitoes bite – male mosquitoes only feed on sugar, not on blood.