Investigation on mosquito density and seasonality in Dongying City in 2016
LIU Hui
ZHAO Kui-song
ZHANG Wen-jing
Abstract：Objective To master the seasonal fluctuation and density of mosquitoes and their population distribution in Dongying City,and provide the basis for developing mosquito control programs.Methods Mosquito lure lamp method was used.Results A total of 4 771 mosquitoes were captured including 4 185 Culex pipiens pallens,which was the dominant species accounting for 87.63％.There were 325 Anopheles sinensis accounting for 6.81％,228 Culex tritaeniorhynchus accounting for 4.77％.The highest mosquito density was 7.20 mosquito per hour,happened in the barn of among different habitats.The first mosquito density peak appeared in July with the density of 5.08 mosquito per hour,and the second was in September with 4.11 mosquito per hour.Conclusion The density and the population distribution and their seasonality of mosquitoes in Dongying City were documented in this study.The mosquito control work should focus on rural areas,urban and periurban communities and suburban areas with relatively high habitat mosquito density.
Keywords：mosquitodensityseasonal fluctuation
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 463-465 )