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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2021)

Survey study on mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) in Amant Al-Asimah (Sana’a city)- Yemen

  • Ebtehaj H. Al-Ajmi Parasitologyand Medical Entomology, Zoology Section, Biology Department, Sana'a University, Yemen
  • Abbas Al-Azab Medical Entomology, Zoology Section, Biology Department, Sana'a University, Yemen
  • Mohammed Raweh Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Sana'a University, Yemen

University of Aden Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, Vol. 25 No. 1 (2021), 30-04-2021 Page 89-96

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47372/uajnas.2021.n1.a08

Abstract

      This study was conducted to know the common mosquito species in Amant Al-Asimah (Sana’a city) – Yemen, during the period from August 2018 to April 2019. Larvae mosquito were collected and identified to presence of two species in two genera. Culisetalongiareolata was more prevalence (98.1%) and well distributed in most districts of Amant Al-Asimah, while  Culexpipiens was found with less prevalence (1.9%) and distributed in only four districts.Vectors of viruses and nematodes which caused different diseases were recorded in this  study.

Keywords:
    Yemen, Mosquito, Culisetalongiareolata, Culexpipiens, Vectors

How to Cite

Al-Ajmi, E. H., Al-Azab, A., & Raweh, M. (2021). Survey study on mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) in Amant Al-Asimah (Sana’a city)- Yemen. University of Aden Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 25(1), 89–96. https://doi.org/10.47372/uajnas.2021.n1.a08
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