Ghanaians Using Mosquito Nets as Door Curtains Amazes Mosquitoes

Ghana’s revered mosquito community has been left utterly amazed by the country’s new approach to malaria prevention: hanging insecticide-treated mosquito nets at doorways like spiritual veils. Once feared as chemical death traps, these nets are now being used as casual entrance curtains in a misguided attempt to stop mosquitoes at the gate—as if a flapping net can outwit an insect that’s mastered dodging slaps in the dark.

“It’s baffling,” said a spokesperson for the Greater Accra Mosquito Association (GAMA). “These were once instruments of terror—tactical tools that turned bedroom ambushes into high-risk missions. Now? They’re decorative suggestions.” Self-respecting mosquitoes no longer see them as obstacles. They simply glide under, over, or around them. Some even describe the experience as “a pleasant breeze en route to dinner.”

“We’re not even mad,” added one seasoned Anopheles mosquito, who had not anticipated such tactical generosity. “We’re just shocked at the creativity. How do you turn our greatest enemy into a welcome mat?”

Meanwhile, desperate health workers continue pleading with the public to use the nets properly—over beds, away from sunlight, and not as improvised door screens. “We give you high-tech insecticidal nets, and you hang them beside drying towels,” cried Madam Dzagli. Until things change, the mosquitoes remain deeply impressed by the turn of events and continue their nightly rounds—amused, unhindered, and well-fed.