Surveillance of Dengue Vectors Mosquito in Some Rural Areas of Bangladesh (original) (raw)
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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh
Mohammed Samsuzzaman
Department of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Mohammad Shaef Ullah
Department of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Zaglul Haider Iqbal
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh
A 24 week survey was conducted in some rural areas of Bangladesh and found a total of 256 positive containers and a total of 9415 larvae. In an average a 25.80% larvae positive containers were found in Malikanda and 8.00% in Dohar sadar. Aedes albopictus (Skuse) were found in all the study areas, but Aedes aegypti were found only in Jahangirnagar campus (Savar) and Zingera (Keranigonj) areas. Percentage of positive houses was highest in Pachimde (35%) and lowest in Jahangirnagar (6%). Aedes aegypti (L.) larvae were found mainly in tyres, bamboo stumps earthen pots and coconut shells, whereas Aedes albopictus in all types of containers.
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Kabirul Bashar, Mohammed Samsuzzaman, Mohammad Shaef Ullah and Zaglul Haider Iqbal, 2005. Surveillance of Dengue Vectors Mosquito in Some Rural Areas of Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 8: 1119-1122.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2005.1119.1122
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2005.1119.1122
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