The best way to control mosquito borne diseases is to control the mosquito population. The present study was executed to evaluate the mosquito larvicidal activity of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia leaves against malarial vector Anopheles stephensi.Crude extracts and three different solvent extracts were bio-assayed against An. stephensi larvae. LC50 and LC90 values were determined appropriately. Qua...

BACKGROUND Mosquito-borne diseases are a major public health threat in Iran. The objective of this study was to determine the fauna of culicinae mosquitoes for future mosquito control programs. METHODS THREE GENERA AND ELEVEN SPECIES OF THE SUBFAMILY CULICINAE (DIPTERA: Culicidae) were collected by dipping technique and identified in Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, southeast...

Mosquito larvae and their predators or pathogens expected to co-exist in every breeding habitat of mosquito ranging from small temporary sites to large permanent sites. Micro invertebrates are more common, prevalent and numerous than macro invertebrates in aquatic habitats. Micro invertebrates are important as food sources for macro invertebrates and fish (Gilbert and Burns, 1999; Hampton and G...

b a ckground : this study aimed to identify and determine the larval and adult mosquitoes (culicidae) fauna in hamedan county, western iran. m e t hods: it was a cross-sectional study which took place in four area of the hamedan county. sampling methods for larvae, pupae and adults were dipping, hand catch, night catch and total catch. larvae and adult mosquitoes col- lected and were sent to la...

INTRODUCTION Besides mosquito species adapted to urban environments (Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus), only 15 species of Anopheles had been recorded in the State of Pernambuco. METHODS Human-landing mosquitoes were collected in Dois Irmãos Park, in Recife. RESULTS The first report for the state of Haemagogus janthinomys, an important vector of yellow fever virus,...

biological research of all kinds on mosquitoes must be built upon a foundation of correct identification and sound classification. except for the anopheline vectors of malaria, relatively little is known about other mosquitoes in iran and other countries in southwest asia. in view of this a comprehensive study on the mosquito fauna of iran has started since 1981. in this report the list of the ...

Nineteen species of anopheline and culicine mosquitoes are reported from larval collections made in northern Jordan and the Jordan Valley. Culex judaicus, Culiseta annulata, and Uranotaenia unguiculata are reported as new records for Jordan. The impact of agricultural development and man-made changes on the mosquito fauna of Jordan is discussed.

To increase the knowledge of biodiversity and identify larval habitats used by immature mosquitoes in the Atlantic Forest, we conducted a study in areas with various stages of preservation within the Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro state. The Culicidae fauna were sampled during February, April, June, August, October, and December 2012; February, March, April,...

BACKGROUND Malaria vector control in Ethiopia has a history of more than 50 years, but malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia. Thus, targeting the control program on the larval stage is of paramount importance. This study aimed to characterize the aquatic habitats of vector mosquito larvae associated with micro-dams. METHODS Cross-sectional larval survey was cond...

A newly erected genus, Isostomyia, a recently described subgenus, Phenacomyia, of Culex, and 15 species have been added to the mosquito fauna of Guatemala since the last checklist was published by Clark-Gil and Darsie (1983); therefore a revised list is included. One of the additions is Psorophora cyanescens, a new country record for Guatemala. Its presence in Mexico and Central America is revi...