Mosquitoes are probably responsible for more human deaths than any other insect known to man.

They are vector agents that carry disease-causing viruses and parasites from person to person without catching the disease themselves.

Being a lush and warm tropical paradise, premises in Singapore tend to bear the brunt of mosquito-related problems. While the National Environmental Agency continues to take steps to combat mosquitoes, outbreaks of potentially life-threatening diseases such as dengue fever, malaria and Chikungunya occasionally break the headlines.

Even when they do not carry disease, mosquitoes are a major nuisance to humans living or working nearby. Anyone living or working near a field or wooded area ought to know: they are no strangers to the incessant itch caused by mosquito bites.