Mosquitoes apart from causing nuisance to mankind play a major role
in the transmission of more human diseases than any other
arthropods.
Mosquitoes breed in various types of water habits ranging from clean
water collections to organic polluted waters depending on the
species.
Adult males feed on nectar from plants. Female mosquitoes require
blood meal for egg production. Because female mosquitoes feed on
blood, disease causing pathogens (eg malaria parasite) can be
transmitted from person to person or in some cases (eg arboviruses)
from animals to man via vector mosquitoes.