Feeding Behaviour of Mosquito Species in Mararraba-Akunza, Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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doi:10.26717/bjstr.2020.25.004133

Abstract

Mosquitoes are considered as serious problem everywhere because they proliferate in large number WHO [1] and are resistant to insecticides...

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Mosquitoes are considered as serious problem everywhere because they proliferate in large number WHO [1] and are resistant to insecticides (Badolo et al [2]; Oyewole et al [3]; Awolola et al [4]; Mwansat et al [5]; Oduola et al [6]; Lynd et al [7]; SherrardSmith et al [8]) leading to successful transmissions of malaria which is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria (WHO [9])
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) light traps are affordable, easy to use, and have relatively high sampling efficiency, the relationship between CDC trap and indoor human landing collection (HLC) collections needs to be verified locally for each study area because vector species composition and intraspecific variation in feeding and resting behaviour can have a significant impact on the quantitative association between the two methods Moore, et al [13]
This parameter can indirectly be estimated from mosquito day or night catches (e.g. PSC, HLC, CDC light trap (CDC LT)) using the formula by Williams and Pinto [21] below: Man Biting Rate (MBR) =

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Introduction

Mosquitoes are considered as serious problem everywhere because they proliferate in large number WHO [1] and are resistant to insecticides (Badolo et al [2]; Oyewole et al [3]; Awolola et al [4]; Mwansat et al [5]; Oduola et al [6]; Lynd et al [7]; SherrardSmith et al [8]) leading to successful transmissions of malaria which is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria (WHO [9]). The problem is more severe in rural areas especially because these areas are associated with well irrigated agroecosystems (Emidi et al [10]) In these areas, poor sanitation facilities, usual agricultural practices and lack of sanitation facilities enhance the diversity and density of the population of mosquitoes and vector borne diseases. The CDC light traps are affordable, easy to use, and have relatively high sampling efficiency, the relationship between CDC trap and indoor HLC collections needs to be verified locally for each study area because vector species composition and intraspecific variation in feeding and resting behaviour can have a significant impact on the quantitative association between the two methods Moore, et al [13]. This study investigated the concurrent feeding behaviour of mosquito species in Mararraba-Akunza, Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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