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Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Mosquitoes are well known as annoying pests and as carriers of disease-causing agents to humans and animals.The entomological study was performed in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, Myanmar between March 2016 and February 2017.Mosquitoes were collected in three distinct seasons: summer, rainy and winter by using the terminator photocatalysis mosquito trap.Altogether 1224 female mosquitoes belonging to 7 species of 4 genera were observed.Among the collected mosquitoes, Culex quinquefasciatus (75%) showed the highest abundance followed by Armigeres subalbatus (17%), Culex tritaeniorhynchus (3.1%), Aedes aegypti (3%), Aedes albopictus (1.1%), Anopheles spps (0.6%) and Aedes vexans (0.2%) which is accounted for 100% of all mosquitoes collected.The abundance of mosquitoes was numerically highest both in rainy season and in Pyinmana Township.Maximum number of species were found in Pyinmana (n = 485), followed by Lewe (n = 391) and Tatkon (n = 348).It was found that the abundance of mosquitoes was mathematically highest in July throughout the study period.

Source: South Asian Journal of Life Sciences

DOI: 10.17582/journal.sajls/2018/6.1.7.13

Authors: Si Thu Aung, Soe Soe Wai, Lat Lat Htun, Saw Bawm

Institutions: University of Veterinary Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Language: Estonian

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Hokkaido University

OpenAlex ID: W2804696804