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VOL. 6, ISSUE 12 (2019)
Species composition and seasonal variation of Anopheles mosquitoes in Bihsud district, Nangarhar Afghanistan
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Ziarat Gul Mansoor, Allah Nazar Atif, Ajmal rasooly
Abstract
Survey for the collection of Mosquitoes at district Bihsud was carried out from August 2017 to July 2018 in three targeted villages i.e. Malikbella, Belandghar and Daman, a total of 10175 Mosquitoes were collected from thirty sleeping rooms to determineAnophelesspecies. AnophelesMosquitoes collection comprised by the species were A. hyrcanus (15.67%) as the most abundant mosquito species followed by A. pulcherimus (15.28%), A. fluviatilis (14.80%), A. stephensi (14.68%), A. superpictus (14.63%,),A. culicifacies (13.53%), and A. subpictus (11.38%), of the total collection. Seasonal variation of the Anopheles mosquito’s population presented a spring dominant bimodal pattern. The highest density was observed during the month of October 2017. During winter months the population density was very low. A total of 3294 Anopheles species were collected at village Daman. A hyrcanus was (511, 15.51%) found to be the most abundant species then other species of Anopheles genus. While A. culicifacies was (429, 13.02%) comparatively least abundant species. A total of 3388 Anopheles species were collected in a survey at village Malik Bella. A.hyrcanus was (549, 16, 20%) found to be the most abundant species while A. subpictus was (390, 11.91) observed to be in a comparatively low abundance. A total of 3493 individuals belonging to various Anopheles species were collected in a survey at village Belandghar. A. fluviatilis was (530, 11.30%) found to be the most abundant species while A. subpictus was (402, 15.17%) the least abundant species.
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Pages:162-165
How to cite this article:
Ziarat Gul Mansoor, Allah Nazar Atif, Ajmal rasooly "Species composition and seasonal variation of <em>Anopheles </em>mosquitoes in Bihsud district, Nangarhar Afghanistan". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 6, Issue 12, 2019, Pages 162-165
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