SYLLABUS REFERENCE CSEC HSB [D12] explain the effect of vectors on human health; [D13] describe the life cycle of the mosquito and housefly; [D14] discuss mosquito-borne diseases; [D15] explain the importance & methods of controlling vectors that affect human health. CSEC BIOLOGY [B10.2] identify the stages in the life cycle of a mosquito; [B10.3] discuss the role of the mosquito as a vector in the transmission of pathogenic diseases; [B10.4] suggest appropriate methods of control of each stage of the life cycle of the mosquito;