Abstract
The mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, filariasis and dengue are very common in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Mosquitoes not only act as a vector of the diseases but also serve as a secondary or reservoir host of the parasite. Thus, to control these diseases, mosquito population has to be reduced. Different methods have been adopted now to control vectors, but each of them has their own merits and pitfalls. The use of insecticides to kill mosquitoes is one of the methods being followed to eradicate diseases but the method is not eco-friendly due to generation of hazardous chemicals. The emergence of insecticidal resistance mosquito is a major limitation to the traditional method of mosquitoes control using insecticides. Alternately, biocontrol of mosquito population is considered as suitable technology to prevent mosquito population. In this chapter, we described the control and prevention of mosquito transmitted diseases by controlling mosquitoes using herbal and molecular techniques. We also sketch out the biotechnological approaches to control mosquito vectors.
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Das, M. (2020). Biocontrol of Mosquito Vectors: A New Dimension to Control Mosquito Borne Diseases. In: Barik, T.K. (eds) Molecular Identification of Mosquito Vectors and Their Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9456-4_6
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