1 When you throw rocks at someone, this is an example of a time when you pelt him with rocks. 2  When hail stones are continually falling, this is an example of pelt with hail. 3  to throw things at; strike with or as with missiles.  to beat or pound heavily and repeatedly.
A: Only certain species of mosquitoes of the Anopheles genusâand only females of those speciesâcan transmit malaria.Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called a Plasmodium. Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs.alaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called a Plasmodium. Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs.
Mosquitoes, midges, tsetse-flies and house-flies are familiar insects included in a group called Diptera. They have only one pair of wings, the second pair being reduced to tiny stumps called halteres. One of the commonest kinds of mosquito is the Culex mosquito.