Dengue fever (DF) and its severe complications, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS), are among the most important re-emerging infectious diseases globally (Laughlin et al., 2012).
These vector-borne diseases are transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).
This mosquito species is day-biting, highly anthropophilic and endophilic in behavior, and is more often found in urban and sub-urban habitats where females oviposit mainly indoors (Guha et al., 2012)