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Ecological Factors Affecting Diversity and Abundance of Mosquito Larvae in Nile Delta, Egypt

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Parasitology & Microbiology

Abstract

Mosquitoes are vectors for many pathogens that threaten human and animal health around the world. The present study investigated the correlation between the physicochemical parameters of the breeding habitats and the diversity and abundance of mosquitoes in two villages, Nile Delta, Egypt. A total of 258 breeding places were found positive for mosquito larvae including 46 (17.8%) pools, 41 (15.9%) irrigation basin, 36 (14.0%) drainage ditches, 28 (10.9%) unused wells, 27 (10.5%) irrigation ditches, 23 (8.9%) canals, 22 (8.5%) ground pits, 19 (7.4%) drainages, and 16 (6.2%) temporary pools in Barqata south the Delta Nile. a total of 370 breeding places were found positive for mosquito larvae including 48 (13.0%) rice fields, 46 (12.4%) unused wells, 44 (11.9%) drainage ditches, 40 (10.8%) sakia pits, 36 (9.7%) canals, 34 (9.2%) drainages, 25 (6.8%) pools, 24 (6.5%) swamps, 22 (5.9%) ground pits, 21 (5.7%) irrigation channel, 19 (5.1%) irrigation basin, and 11 (3.0%) temporary pools, respectively in El-Qantara village. Unused wells and pools (340.0 and 278.3 larvae/dip) were the most vital breeding habitats in Barqata village, while rice fields, drainages, and pools formed the largest sources of mosquito breeding in El-Qantara village and contained the highest density of mosquito larvae (619.2, 513.3 and 432.5 larvae/dip). The occurrence of Culex pipiens in polluted water indicates a real risk and the potential for disease transmission. Mosquito larval density was positively correlated with temperature, salinity, nitrate, and conductivity. The results indicated that unused wells and pools are a widespread and permanent source of breeding mosquitoes.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2023.232420.1581

Keywords

physicochemical, Mosquitoes, Abundance, Nile Delta

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Baz

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt; mo-hamed.albaz@fsc.bu.edu.eg

Email

mohamed.albaz@fsc.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

Orcid

/ 0000-0002-9742-431

First Name

Rowida

Last Name

Baeshen

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Email

rbaeshen@ut.edu.sa

City

Tabuk

Orcid

-

First Name

Nancy

Last Name

El-Shourbagy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt; mo-hamed.albaz@fsc.bu.edu.eg

Email

nancy.alshurbagy@fsc.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

Orcid

-

First Name

Wafaa

Last Name

Hikal

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Water Pollution Research, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Email

whikal@ut.edu.sa

City

cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Hanem

Last Name

Khater

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt

Email

hanem.salem@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Darwish

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez University, Suez, 43518 Egypt

Email

ahmed.darwish@sci.suezuni.edu.eg

City

Suez

Orcid

-

First Name

Yasser

Last Name

El-Sayed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt; mo-hamed.albaz@fsc.bu.edu.eg

Email

yasser.abdelrahman@fsc.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

Orcid

-

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Abououf

MiddleName

Abdelrahman

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt

Email

emanabououf@yahoo.com

City

Benha

Orcid

-

Volume

55

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

44526

Issue Date

2024-07-01

Receive Date

2023-08-28

Publish Date

2024-07-01

Page Start

991

Page End

1,006

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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332,111

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140

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Ecological Factors Affecting Diversity and Abundance of Mosquito Larvae in Nile Delta, Egypt

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Created At

23 Dec 2024