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Abstract
Mosquitoes pose a serious threat to the world population by serving as vectors for various dreadful diseases. For the control of their growth and propagation various conventional pesticides, microbial control agents, insect growth regulators, etc. have been employed. But, the use of these common conventional pesticides has resulted in various negative impacts on humans, wildlife and the environment. To address these concerns, eco-friendly control strategy of insect vectors is becoming increasingly important in our fight against various mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya, West Nile, St. Louis encephalitis, Zika virus, Japanese encephalitis, etc.