Co-occurrence of mosquito larvae in stagnant water in residential areas in Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
Background: The importance of mosquito-borne diseases can be aggravated when there is an occurrence of mixed infestation between the mosquitoes in a habitat. However, there is limited available information on mixed infestation behavior among Malaysian mosquitoes. Objective: We elucidated the nature of co-occurrence among mosquito species from residential areas in Malaysia. Methods: Entomological investigation was carried out by using a previously described larval dipping method in 20 residential areas across 11 states and a federal territory (i.e., Kuala Lumpur) in Peninsular Malaysia as well as two states in East Malaysia. Results: Of 20 study sites, eight study sites exhibited co-occurrence of mosquito larvae, ranging from 1.28 to 50.00. Culex quinquefasciatus was able to breed simultaneously with Cx. gelidus (10.00-50.00), Lutzia fuscanus (2.94-13.33), Cx. vishnui (5.00) and Armigeres subalbatus (1.28-3.77). On the other hand, Cx. vishnui was able to breed simultaneously with Cx. gelidus (20.00) and Lu. fuscanus (3.33). Conclusion: The findings of this study have implications for the development of a better understanding of their mixed infestation behavior and prevention of vector-borne disease transmission from these study sites.
Keywords
Armigeres Co-occurrence Culex Lutzia Malaysia Mixed infestation Aedes albopictus Anopheles gambiae article breed Culex quinquefasciatus disease transmission infestation interspecific competition larva mixed infection mosquito nonhuman residential area vector control
Divisions
InstituteofBiologicalSciences
Publication Title
Asian Biomedicine
Volume
7
Issue
3