Anopheles arabiensis larval habitats characterization and Anopheles species diversity in water bodies from Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal Province.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The South African government is now implementing winter larviciding as a supplementary vector control tool. To achieve effective larviciding programme there is a need to understand the distribution of the breeding sites of vectors and their corresponding ecology. This study aimed to determine larval breeding sites of anophelines and characterize the physicochemical properties of water that promote the proliferation of Anopheles arabiensis immature stages.

Methods

A desktop survey of water bodies was carried out followed by a physical search of potential Anopheles breeding sites. Anopheline larvae were sampled from breeding sites in January and April 2021. At each breeding site, physicochemical characteristics of the water, including pH, electrical conductivity, to

SUBMITTER: Marubini E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11844105 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature