Seasonal Frequency and Relative Density of Larval Populations of Mosquito Species (Diptera: Culicidae) in Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey

Authors : Fatih Mehmet ŞİMŞEK

Pages : 383-392

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This research was conducted between June 2000 and August 2002 in 2 regions of Şanlıurfa: one insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IR); where there was substantial irrigated agriculture due to the Southeastern Anatolia Project and another insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MR); where a high number of malaria cases were determined every year. Ten species, namely Anopheles insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Anopheles); claviger Meigen, 1804, An. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Anopheles); sacharovi Favre, 1903, An. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Cellia); superpictus Grassi, 1899, Culex insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Neoculex); martinii Medschid, 1930, Cx. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Culex); pipiens Linnaeus, 1758, Cx. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Neoculex); territans Walker, 1856, Cx. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Culex); theileri Theobald, 1903, Culiseta insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Allotheobaldia); longiareolata Macquart, 1938, Ochlerotatus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ochlerotatus); caspius Pallas, 1771 and Uranotaenia insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Pseudoficalbia); unguiculata Edwards, 1903, were recorded in this study, and seasonal frequencies and relative densities of larval populations were determined separately for each region. Based on the frequencies, relative densities and vectorial significance of species found in this study, Culex pipiens, Cx. theileri and Ochlerotatus caspius in IR and Anopheles claviger, An. sacharovi, and An. superpictus in MR were of higher significance.
Keywords : Mosquitoes, larval population, frequency, relative density, malaria, Şanlıurfa