Composition and Distribution of Mosquito Vectors in a Peri-Urban Community Surrounding an Institution of Learning in Lafia Metropolis, Nasarawa State, Central Nigeria

Vector surveillance is very key in solving mosquito-borne health problems Nigeria. To this end, the composition and distribution of mosquito vectors a peri-urban community surrounding an institution learning Lafia metropolis, Nasarawa State, Central Nigeria was carried out between December 2016 June 2017. The Prokopack Aspirator used to collect indoor resting mosquitoes 6:00 a.m. 9:00 from 30 randomly selected houses. Mosquitoes collected were knocked down transferred into well labelled petri-dish taken laboratory for processing. A total 664 which spread across Culex quinquefasciatus 572 (86.14%), Anopheles gambiae 88 (13.25%) Aedes aegypti 4 (0.60%). abundance relation seasons, species, sex, abdominal conditions as transmission indices seasons significantly varied (P < 0.05). But, house types showed no significant difference > inhabitants area should ensure that all drainages flow through so reduce breeding grounds. Also, members always protect themselves by sleeping under insecticide treated bed nets.