Mosquitoes of India

This is an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook that presents a wealth of information on the different aspects of one of the largest dipterous family, Culicidae (Mosquitoes). India shares more than ten per cent of the global mosquito fauna and some of the deadliest mosquito species occur in the country, implying that globally India has been always in the forefront of research and control of such mortifying and/or debilitating diseases as malaria, lymphatic filariasis, dengue, chikungunya, zika, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile Virus etc. etc. This book illustrates updated information, including chemical, biological, herbal and genetical, on the control of vectors and showcases mosquito preponderance in the neighbouring countries. The book additionally deals with the biosafety principles in theory and practice, use of emerging science of Artificial Intelligence in mosquito identity and control, and of course consideration of mosquitoes in human psyche. This authoritative account is a crucial reference source for mosquito-borne disease control and prevention. This book is meant for researchers, university students, medical entomologists, parasitologists, and public health professionals. Key Features: 1. Provides up-to-date inventory on major mosquito-borne diseases in India. 2. Offers latest information on chemical, biological, herbal and genetical control of mosquito vectors. 3. Presents inventories of mosquito wealth and vector-borne infectons in the neighbouring countries. 4. Sheds light on the principles of biosafety in theory and practice, consideration of mosquitoes in human psyche, other than its villainous portrayal, as pollinators, source of molecules of pharmacological significance such as proteins, and anaesthetics, and, of course, beautification. 5. Discusses application of the emerging science of Artificial Intelligence in mosquito identification and control.