Larval habitats of mosquito fauna in Osogbo metropolis,Southwestern Nigeria

查看全文 作　　者：Monsuru Adebayo [1]Adeleke;Wasiu Olalekan [2]Adebimpe;Abdulwasiu Oladele [3]Hassan;Sunday Olukayode [4]Oladejo;[5]IsmailOlaoye;Ganiyu Olatunji [1]Olatunde;Taiwo [2]Adewole

机构地区：[1]Department of Biological Sciences,Osun State University;[2]College of Health Sciences,Osun State University;[3]Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital;[4]Department of Biology,Osun State,College of Education;[5]Department of Economics,Fountain University

出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine》索引2013年第3卷第9期,共5页

基　　金：supported by the Management of Osun State University,Osogbo,Nigeria(Grant No.UNIOSUN/SET 11/004) 摘　　要：Objective:To determine the larval habitats of mosquito fauna and possible impact of land use/land cover changes on the epidemiology of mosquito-bome diseases in Osogbo metropolis,Southwestern,Nigeria.Methods:All accessible larval habitats were surveyed between May and September,2011in Osogbo metropolis while Land Use/Land cover of the city was analyzed using 2 Lansat Multispectral Scanner satellite imagery of SPOT 1986 and T.ANDSAT TM 2009.Results:A total of six species namely,Aedes aegypti,Aedes albopictus,Aedes vittatus,Anopheles gambiae complex,Culex quinquefascialus and Erelmapodite chrysogaster were encountered during the study.The occurrence and contribution of disused tyres was significantly higher(P<0.05)than the other habitats encountered,while there were no significant differences in the contribution of gutters/run-offs.septic tanks/drums,ground pools/open drains and discarded containers lo the breeding of mosquitoes(P>0.05).The accessible land use/land covered of the study area between 1986 and 2009 showed that the wet land coverage and settlement area increased from 0.19 lo 9.09 hectare and 1.00 to 2.01 hectare respectively while the forest area decreased from 60.18 to 50.14 hectare.Conclusion:The contribution of the habitats coupled with the increasing rale of flooded environment which could provide ample breeding sites for mosquitoes call for sustained environmental sanitation and management in Osogbo metropolis. 关键词：LARVAL HABITATS MOSQUITOES LAND use/land cover NIGERIA

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