Mosquitoes are small sized insects responsible
for the transmission several pathogens (Aregawi
et al., 2008). Ae. aegypti is the vector of
arboviruses, responsible for major diseases like
dengue, dengue haemorrhagic fever and
chikungunya. These mosquito borne diseases has
become an important public health problem
(Pancharoen et al., 2002). Cx. quinquefasciatus
is an important vector of Lymphatic filariasis in
tropical and subtropical regions; responsible for
the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti
(Holder, 1999). According to WHO report
(1984), about 90 million people worldwide are
infected with W. bancrofti, and ten times more
people are at the risk of being infected. In India
alone 25 million people harbour microfilaria (mf)
and 19 million people suffer from filarial disease
manifestations (NICD, 1990).