Imparting Mosquito Repellent Agents & Assessing Mosquito Repellency on Textile conducted to investigate the toxicity of other impregnated surfaces. The ex- cito chamber also can be evaluated to observe the comparison of mosquito behav- iour on treated and untreated textile. Both methods do not involve human participation. However, the cage test involved hu- man subject as volunteer to test the material may imi- tate the real situa- tion of mosquito biting and may give the accurate results. Conclusion Vector borne disease from mosquitoes are one of the major problem arises. In order to avoid the transmission of dis- eases to other human, fabrics can act as a physical barrier between human skin and the blood sucking mosquito. This review outlines that most com- monly used textile materials to impart the mosquito repellent comes from cotton, polyester and blended fabrics. 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