Biology of the filarial vector, Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera:Culicidae)

The present investigation is an attempt to study the biology of Culex quinquefasciatus under the Laboratory condition. The study on biology which includes life cycle, habitat preference, and their behavior help us to understand the role played by the vector mosquitoes in the transmission diseases like malaria, filarial, Dengue and Dengue hemorrhagic fever etc., A knowledge of the breeding, resting and biting, longevity of vector species is, therefore essential for organizing anti-vector measure.