The Red Danube1949

Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar:
[on the phone] No, no, no, no. Now let's start at the beginning. First, you have the directive that malaria comes from mosquito bites and that you are therefore to exterminate the mosquitos, right? Now, secondly, as you point out, only the female mosquito desires human blood and, therefore, it transmits malaria. However, owing to the impossibility of distinguishing between the male and the female mosquito, it will be necessary for you to destroy ALL mosquitos... the innocent along with the guilty.