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Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-5 | Issue-03 | 23-27
Original Research Article
Distribution of Outdoors Mosquito Genera in Six Communities in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Olorunniyi O. F
Published : March 30, 2020
DOI : 10.36348/sjls.2020.v05i03.002
Abstract
Many of mosquito genera are exophagic that bite humans outdoors. Most community members in Nigeria are in the habit of staying outdoors at dusk for relaxation which can expose them to mosquito bites. This necessitated the design of this study with the objectives to examine the distribution of exophagic mosquito genera in six communities in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The communities were selected through a multistage sampling method. Adult mosquitoes were collected outdoors from the six communities by using miniature Centre for Disease Control light traps for twelve months. The collected mosquitoes were sorted into sexes and genera. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and chi-square using SPSS. Five hundred and five (505) adult mosquitoes were collected outdoors in the six study communities, females (96.6%) and males (3.4%). Mosquito genera collected were Culex (90.5%), Anopheles (5.3%) and Aedes (4.2%). Culex and Aedes Population peaked in October but Anopheles population peaked in July. Availability of mosquito vectors at dusk in these study communities is an indication that the community members could be at risk of mosquito borne diseases.
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