Dr Bina Pani Das, Ph. D., is a Medical Entomologist and Former Joint Director, NICD, Delhi wherein she was associated from 1985 to 2007 in field oriented research related to mosquito borne diseases of great public health concern like malaria, dengue/Chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis. At present, she is with Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, in connection with "Mosquito vectors of Japanese encephalitis virus from Northern India" a project supported by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. The author has over 30 years of proven expertise in preparation of catalogues, check lists and pictorial keys of insects belonging to social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae & Stenogastridae) and mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). During field studies, the author has discovered pathogenic property of a ciliate (microbe) first time in science. Her passion for research led her to become the inventor of the patent entitled "Microbial control agent for mosquito vector of human diseases" which has so far been granted by six countries, viz. USA, Australia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Philippines. The author has developed "BPD Hop cage method" - a simple, cost effective and programme oriented technique for effective JE vector surveillance.

• Japanese encephalitis and problem in vector surveillance: An Introduction.-2 Mosquito surveillance tools used and methodology followed in Ecological study on JE vectors in Northern India .- 3 Pictorial key to common species of Culex (Culex) mosquitoes associated with Japanese encephalitis virus in India.-4. BPD hop cage method for effective JE vector surveillance.-5 Ecology of Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles in and adjoining areas of Delhi, non-endemic area in northern India, with special reference to Chilodonella uncinata as a bio-control agent .-6. Ecology of Culex tritaeniorhynchus in Karnal District (JE endemic area),Haryana state in Northern India.- 7. Ecology of mosquito vectors of Japanese encephalitis virus in Saharanpur District (JE endemic area) of Uttar Pradesh state in Northern India.-Subject Index.

Dr Bina Pani Das, Ph. D., is a Medical Entomologist and Former Joint Director, NICD, Delhi wherein she was associated from 1985 to 2007 in field oriented research related to mosquito borne diseases of great public health concern like malaria, dengue/Chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis. At present, she is with Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, in connection with "Mosquito vectors of Japanese encephalitis virus from Northern India" a project supported by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. The author has over 30 years of proven expertise in preparation of catalogues, check lists and pictorial keys of insects belonging to social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae & Stenogastridae) and mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). During field studies, the author has discovered pathogenic property of a ciliate (microbe) first time in science. Her passion for research led her to become the inventor of the patent entitled "Microbial control agent for mosquito vector of human diseases" which has so far been granted by six countries, viz. USA, Australia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Philippines. The author has developed "BPD Hop cage method" - a simple, cost effective and programme oriented technique for effective JE vector surveillance.

• Japanese encephalitis and problem in vector surveillance: An Introduction.-2 Mosquito surveillance tools used and methodology followed in Ecological study on JE vectors in Northern India .- 3 Pictorial key to common species of Culex (Culex) mosquitoes associated with Japanese encephalitis virus in India.-4. BPD hop cage method for effective JE vector surveillance.-5 Ecology of Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles in and adjoining areas of Delhi, non-endemic area in northern India, with special reference to Chilodonella uncinata as a bio-control agent .-6. Ecology of Culex tritaeniorhynchus in Karnal District (JE endemic area),Haryana state in Northern India.- 7. Ecology of mosquito vectors of Japanese encephalitis virus in Saharanpur District (JE endemic area) of Uttar Pradesh state in Northern India.-Subject Index.

Dr Bina Pani Das, Ph. D., is a Medical Entomologist and Former Joint Director, NICD, Delhi wherein she was associated from 1985 to 2007 in field oriented research related to mosquito borne diseases of great public health concern like malaria, dengue/Chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis. At present, she is with Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, in connection with "Mosquito vectors of Japanese encephalitis virus from Northern India" a project supported by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. The author has over 30 years of proven expertise in preparation of catalogues, check lists and pictorial keys of insects belonging to social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae & Stenogastridae) and mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). During field studies, the author has discovered pathogenic property of a ciliate (microbe) first time in science. Her passion for research led her to become the inventor of the patent entitled "Microbial control agent for mosquito vector of human diseases" which has so far been granted by six countries, viz. USA, Australia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Philippines. The author has developed "BPD Hop cage method" - a simple, cost effective and programme oriented technique for effective JE vector surveillance.

• Japanese encephalitis and problem in vector surveillance: An Introduction.-2 Mosquito surveillance tools used and methodology followed in Ecological study on JE vectors in Northern India .- 3 Pictorial key to common species of Culex (Culex) mosquitoes associated with Japanese encephalitis virus in India.-4. BPD hop cage method for effective JE vector surveillance.-5 Ecology of Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles in and adjoining areas of Delhi, non-endemic area in northern India, with special reference to Chilodonella uncinata as a bio-control agent .-6. Ecology of Culex tritaeniorhynchus in Karnal District (JE endemic area),Haryana state in Northern India.- 7. Ecology of mosquito vectors of Japanese encephalitis virus in Saharanpur District (JE endemic area) of Uttar Pradesh state in Northern India.-Subject Index.