Title: Behavioral Expression (Breeding and Feeding) of Mosquitoes in an Agro Ecosystem. (Athikulam, Virudhunagar District Tamil Nadu, India)
Abstract: The study was conducted in Athikulam a typical rural and agro based area located in Srivilliputhur Taluk, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India. The study was carried out for a period of 6 months from September 2011 to February 2012. The location of the study area was closely associated with water bodies which including fresh water, polluted water, pond and agricultural fields. Totally 10 species of mosquitoes are recorded during the larval collection from the study area. Ae. aegypti, Ae. albopictus and Ae. vittatus predominantly preferred to breed in containers. Stagnant pools were the preferred sites of An. subpictus and Cx. gelidus. The larvae of Armigere subalbatus, Cx. pseudivishnui and Cx. quinquefasciatus were predominantly breeding more in sewage water than other habitats. Cx. vishnui and Cx. tritaeniorhynchus were mainly noticed in paddy field. Most of the mosquitoes were zoo-anthropophilic, feed mainly on mammals and are known to enter houses and bite human beings. However, the mosquito species did not show variation in the biting pattern.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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