Impact of human activities on the breeding of mosquitoes of human disease in Owerri metropolis, Imo state

Abstract

This study x-rays the impact of human activities on the breeding of mosquitoes of human disease in Owerri metropolis, Imo State with a view to p r offering practical solutions, and ensuring overall reduction of the consequent nealth, social and economic implications of mosquito diseases in general and malaria in particular in Owerri metropolis. The study was a descriptive survey involving mosquito larval collection and identifications carried out at 3 different oreeding sites within Owerri metropolis. The breeding sites were surveyed in a deliberately non random fashion to maximize sensitivity of collections using standard procedures. The habitats were categorized into five groups according to the similarity of the habitats into gutters/drains, ground pools, used tyres, domestic containers and refuse dumps, The results showed that a total of 749 iiosquito larvae were harvested from the breeding sites belonging to 13 different mosquito species of Anopheles, Culex and Aedes genera. The contribution of human activities and increasing environmental modification to the breeding of human disease vector mosquitoes is of importance. It is recommended that selective vector control measures including larvidding as well as enlightening the populace on human environmental factors that contribute to breeding of mosquitoes of human disease as well as the various control measures.

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