Link: CBC: Genetic map of deadly mosquito revealed:

A complete map of the Aedes aegypti‘s DNA was published Thursday, just the second time scientists have sequenced the genome of a mosquito. A genetic sequence of Anopheles gambiae, the mosquito that carries malaria, was published in 2002.

Writing in the journal Science, the international team of scientists said the Aedes aegypti
genome is five times longer than that of its malaria-carrying relative
and carries unique proteins and genes that make it hardier than most
insects.

The breakthrough is the first step in a long process scientists hope
will lead to insecticides more capable of dealing with the insects or
genetically engineered versions of the insects that would be resistant
to the viruses that transmit the diseases….

…Aedes aegypti is known to carry yellow fever and dengue fever.
Yellow fever kills about 30,000 people a year and is common in West and
Central Africa and parts of South America. Dengue fever kills about
25,000 people annually and occurs in about 100 countries…