The larval habitats of mosquitoes were investigated in Abeokuta, Nigeria in order to determine the breeding sites of the existing mosquito fauna and its possible public health implications on the residents of the City. The habitats were sampled between August 2005 and July 2006 using plastic dippers and a pipette. The habitats were grouped as ground pools/ponds, gutters/open drains, tyres, dome...

mosquito borne infectious diseases are among important group of diseases worldwide. vaccination is available for some tropical mosquito-borne diseases, especially for japa-nese encephalitis virus infection and yellow fever. there are also several attempts to develop new vaccines for the other mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue infection and west nile virus infection. in this articl...

Mosquitoes are temporary external parasites that suck blood and which can be disease carriers for humans many animals in nature. In this study, the material obtained as a result of field studies carried out Adapazarı Söğütlü districts Sakarya province İzmit district Kocaeli between February 2018 August were evaluated. 9 mosquito species identified from province. Five these [Anopheles plumbeus S...

background : ecological studies on mosquitoes are very important in vector control programs. there are a few studies about the ecology of mosquitoes in northern iran. this study was carried out to detect fauna and larval habitat characteristics of mosquitoes. methods : this study aimed to determine fauna and the ecology of mosquitoes in neka county, mazandaran province, northern iran from april...

Exotic species have frequently caused declines of native fauna and may contribute to some cases of amphibian decline. Introductions of mosquitofish ( Gambusia affinis ) and bullfrogs ( Rana catesbeiana ) are suspected to have caused the decline of California red-legged frogs ( Rana aurora draytonii ). We tested the effects of mosquitofish and bullfrog tadpoles on red-legged frog tadpoles in spa...

OBJECTIVE To identify and compare the immature Culicidae population and their predators in different breeding places in a public city park. METHODS The study was carried out in an ecological park situated in the outskirts of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Four Culicidae breeding places were selected: one semi-permanent, two permanent and one polluted brook. Throughout a year, at monthly inter...

BACKGROUND Ecological studies on mosquitoes are very important in vector control programs. There are a few studies about the ecology of mosquitoes in northern Iran. This study was carried out to detect fauna and larval habitat characteristics of mosquitoes. METHODS This study aimed to determine fauna and the ecology of mosquitoes in Neka County, Mazandaran Province, northern Iran from April t...

Spiders are recorded as indigenous natural enemies of tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis spp.), which is one of the major economically important pests of cashew. Consecutive survey for three years revealed occurrence of 117 species of spiders belonging to 18 families viz., Araneidae, Clubionidae, Corinnidae, Gnaphosidae, Hersilidae, Linyphiidae, Lycosidae, Miturgidae, Nephilidae, Oxyopidae, Pholcidae...