An analysis of the numbers of Anopheles gambiae Giles and A. Funestus Giles (Diptera, Culicidae) in huts in Northern Nigeria

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1475-2670|55|1|29-34

ISSN: 0007-4853

Source: Bulletin of Entomological Research, Vol.55, Iss.1, 1964-05, pp. : 29-34

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Abstract

Pyrethrum spray-sheet collections in a small village in Northern Nigeria showed that there was no significant difference in the numbers of Anopheles gambiae Giles and A. funestus Giles caught at different times in the early morning. In this village, huts at the edge nearest to the only breeding site attracted considerably more adults than those further away from the edge, and some huts were consistently more attractive to mosquitos than others. There was a positive correlation between the numbers of A. gambiae and A. funestus in the huts. Although significant differences were found between numbers of mosquitos caught in the huts occupied by different numbers of people, no simple relationship could be discovered between the combined densities of the two species and the number of hut occupants. It is concluded that there is need for further investigations into the factors influencing densities of the Anophelines in village huts.