blood meal preference of some anopheline mosquitoes in command and non-command areas of rajasthan, india

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kailash kumar-swami laboratory of entomology, pg department of zoology, governmental dungar college, rajasthan, india

meera srivastava laboratory of entomology, pg department of zoology, governmental dungar college, rajasthan, india

چکیده

b a ckground : the present study was undertaken to compare the entomological situation by analyzing the blood meal of mosquitoes of canal irrigated and non-irrigated areas of bikaner in order to explore scientific information on the vector biology and malaria burden profile and to plan proper strategies for malaria control and eradication. methods : adult mosquitoes were collected and the abdomen of the blood fed females were crushed on a filter paper for blood meal analysis and subjected to precipitin test. results: the blood meal analysis showed that anopheles subpictus had a preference towards cattle blood, an. culicifacies and an. stephensi preferred human blood, while, an. annularis was noted to feed only on bovine blood. conclusion : although an. annularis , has been recently reported from the area, was found to feed exclusively on bovine blood, earlier reports suggest that this species is a vector of malaria and therefore preventive measures should be taken well in advance before this species gets established in the area.

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journal of arthropod-borne diseases

جلد ۶، شماره ۲، صفحات ۹۸-۱۰۳

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