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Arthropod-transmitted diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, dengue fever, yellow fever, and West Nile encephalitis have emerged as serious health risks, imposing an overwhelming burden on world populations. These emerging and resurgent vector-borne diseases cause millions of new infections and incidences of mortality annually, particularly in developing countries (WHO 2004). Historically, vector control programs have utilized an integrated approach with a combination of traditional control methods, preventive measures and pharmaceutical regimes (Lacey et al. 2001). The limited success of these approaches combined with developing resistance has brought about an interest in the use of alternative control methods, as stated by Knols and Bossin (2006):“The continued threat of vector-borne diseases calls for both reactive and proactive efforts to mitigate the significant morbidity and …