TY - JOUR ID - 14345 TI - - JO - Journal of Environmental Studies JA - JES LA - en SN - 1025-8620 Y1 - 1987 PY - 1987 VL - 14 IS - 14 SP - EP - KW - Biology of the mosquitoes KW - Breeding Sites KW - Minab DO - N2 - With regard to the importance of using biological _ methods and sanitation in the control of mosquitoes and the mosquito-transmited diseases, a comprehensive study on the characteristics of the mosquito larval breeding sites were carried out in the districts of Minab during 1983-1984. In this program a total of 6500 fourth instar mosquito larvae from 217 breeding sites in 12 districts, representing 20 species in 5 genera, were collected. Seven species belonged to the subfamily Anophelinae and the remainder to the subfamily culicinae. The presence of four important malaria vectors, Anopheles stephensi, An. fluviatilis , _. dthali and An. superpictus, in this area where malaria is still the number one health problem, is of great importance. Also presence of species * such as Culex bitaeniorhynchus, Cx. pipiens, Cx.quinque¬fasciatus Cx. theileri, _. tritaeniorhynchus, Aedes caspius and Aedes cabalus may have great consequence due to their role in transmitting arboviruses to human and animals. This study showed 15 kinds of breeding sites in the districts of Minab. Seven types of them were of natural breeding sites and the remainder were artificial ones. The natural breeding sites included the margins of rivers 51. 7%, seepages 13.4%, pits 8.9%, Springs 5.3%, marshes 1,3%, natural meadows 0.9%, streams 0.4%., The artificial breeding sites included the agriculture streams 4.9%, the main and secondary irrigation canals of Minab dam 3.1%, ponds 2.7%, the stagnant water in palm plantations 2.2%, leakages 2.2%, wells 1.3%, palm irriga¬ tion canals 1.3% and the water oozing 0.4%. The charac¬teristics of the breeding sites of each species and their local distribution in the districts of Minab have been discussed seperately in this paper. UR - https://jes.ut.ac.ir/article_14345.html L1 - https://jes.ut.ac.ir/article_14345_ab880779ba59bef9e09e2589da28f055.pdf ER -