Meteorological Parameters and Mosquito Species Diversity and Abundance along the Arabian Sea Coastline of Alappuzha District, India: A Year-round Study (2017-18)

AbstractIn six sites in the Košice Basin we collected 17,520 larvae of 15 mosquito species during the seasons (April–August) of 2010 and 2011. They were: Aedes vexans (Meigen, 1830), Ae. cinereus (Meigen, 1818) [or Ae. rossicus (Dolbeskin, Gorickaja & Mitrofanova, 1930], Ochlerotatus geniculatus (Olivier, 1791), Oc. refiki (Medschid, 1928), Oc. rusticus (Rossi, 1790), Oc. sticticus (Meigen, 1838), Oc. punctor (Kirby, 1837), Oc. cataphylla (Dyar, 1916), Oc. cantans (Meigen, 1818)[or Oc. annulipes (Meigen, 1830)], Oc. communis (De Geer, 1776), Oc. flavescens (Müller, 1764), Oc. leucomelas (Meigen, 1804), Culiseta annulata (Schrank, 1776), Culex pipiens (L., 1758) [or Cx. torrentium (Martini, 1925)] and Anopheles maculipennis s.l. The objective of the present research was to identify the mosquito larvae species diversity and compare their distribution and density in urban and suburban localities of the monitored territory.

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Species diversity and breeding site of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Macaca fascicularis breeding area

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/948/1/012039 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 948 (1) ◽

pp. 012039

Author(s):

D Novianto ◽

U K Hadi ◽

S Soviana ◽

Supriyono ◽

H S Darusman

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Macaca Fascicularis ◽

Mosquito Species ◽

Breeding Site ◽

Mosquito Larvae ◽

Breeding Sites ◽

Vector Borne Diseases ◽

Armigeres Subalbatus ◽

Vector Borne

Abstract Mosquito larvae play an essential role in the ecological, and many of them can spread human and animal diseases, including in Macaca fascicularis. Information on mosquito species and their habitats can provide an overview of the role of mosquitoes in the spread of vector-borne diseases in M. fascicularis captivity area. This study aimed to identify species diversity of mosquito larvae, species affinity and association, and the larval breeding sites around M. fascicularis captivity area in Bogor, West Java. Mosquito larvae were collected from 102 sites using a 350 ml dipper. Mosquito larvae that were successfully collected consisted of 11 species; Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, Armigeres subalbatus, Anopheles aconitus, An. kochi, An. vagus, Culex fuscocephala, Cx. pseudovishnui, Cx. tritaeniorhyncus, Cx. quinquefasciatus, and Cx. vishnui. Co-occurrence in mosquito larvae as many as 13 compositions, with the highest co-occurrence in Ae. albopictus and Cx. quinquefasciatus that was 11 times. There were seven types breeding sites for the larval mosquitoes, i.e containers, ditches, creeks, ponds, artificial ponds, groundwater puddles, and rice fields. We conclude the existence of mosquito larvae and the availability of their breeding site in M. fascicularis captivity area can be a potential transmission of pathogens between mosquitoes and hosts

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Climatic Variation at Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, India

Journal of Climatology ◽

10.1155/2013/680565 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

K. V. S. Namboodiri ◽

P. K. Dileep ◽

Koshy Mammen

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Arabian Sea ◽

Meteorological Parameters ◽

Climatic Variation ◽

Coastal Station ◽

North East ◽

South West ◽

Time Domains ◽

First Time

Long-term (45 years) diversified surface meteorological records from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS), India, were collected and analysed to study the long-term changes in the overall climatology, climatology pertained to a particular observational time, mean daily climatology in temperature, inter-annual variability in temperature, interannual variability in surface pressure, and rainfall for the main Indian seasons—South West and North East monsoons and inter-annual mean monthly anomaly structure in temperature. Results on various analyses show strong and vivid features contributed by climate change for this South Peninsular Indian Arabian Sea Coastal Station, and this paper may be a first time venture which discusses climate change imparted perturbations in several meteorological parameters in different time domains, like a specific time, daily, monthly, and interannually over a station. Being a coastal rocket launching station, climatic change information is crucial for long-term planning of its facilities as well as for various rocket range operational demands.

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Distribution and Diversity of Gelatinous Zooplankton in the South Eastern Arabian Sea, Kanyakumari to off Kollam

Vestnik Zoologii ◽

10.2478/vzoo-2018-0040 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 (5) ◽

pp. 379-388

Author(s):

S. Peter ◽

B. Manojkumar ◽

D. Pillai ◽

A. Velusamy ◽

B. Kamarudeen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Arabian Sea ◽

Diversity Index ◽

Atmospheric Temperature ◽

Gelatinous Zooplankton ◽

The South ◽

Species Diversity Index ◽

South Eastern ◽

Eastern Arabian Sea ◽

Physical And Chemical

Abstract An attempt was made out to study the distribution and diversity of gelatinous zooplankton in the South Eastern Arabian Sea in the region Kanyakumari to off Kollam. A total of 19 species belonging to 8 groups such as chaetognaths, siphonophores, Hydrozoa and Scyphozoa of the phylum Cnidaria, ctenophores, appendicularians, doliolids and salps were recorded. Chaetognaths were not only predominant group, but also the most numerous. Sagitta enfl ata was the most widely distributed chaetognath species from most of the stations studied. Th e siphonophores were the second most abundant group. Shannon-Weaver species diversity index (H′), Margalef’s species diversity index (D) and Pielou’s species evenness (J′) of gelatinous zooplankton were found to be higher from the off shore, Kollam (Station 10) and minimum from the inshore, the Kanyakumari (Cape) West (Station 1). Diversity of gelatinous zooplankton was found to be positively correlated with atmospheric temperature, sea surface temperature and pH. A continuous seasonal study should be conducted to understand the clear impact of physical and chemical factors on the distribution and diversity of gelatinous zooplankton along this region.

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Deep-sea benthic foraminiferal species diversity in the NE Atlantic and NW Arabian sea: a synthesis

Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography ◽

10.1016/s0967-0645(97)00041-6 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 45 (1-3) ◽

pp. 165-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

Andrew J Gooday ◽

Brian J Bett ◽

Rizpah Shires ◽

P.John D Lambshead

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Deep Sea ◽

Arabian Sea ◽

Ne Atlantic ◽

Foraminiferal Species

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Mosquito species diversity and abundance in relation to land use in a riceland agroecosystem in Mwea, Kenya

Journal of Vector Ecology ◽

10.3376/1081-1710(2006)31[129:msdaai]2.0.co;2 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 129-137 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Ephantus J. Muturi ◽

Josephat Shililu ◽

Benjamin Jacob ◽

Weidong Gu ◽

John Githure ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Mosquito Species

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Larval habitat diversity and mosquito species distribution along the coast of Kenya

Wellcome Open Research ◽

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15550.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 175 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Miriam Karuitha ◽

Joel Bargul ◽

Joel Lutomiah ◽

Simon Muriu ◽

Joseph Nzovu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Aedes Aegypti ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Mosquito Species ◽

Habitat Diversity ◽

Larval Habitat ◽

Control Measures ◽

Effective Control ◽

Aquatic Habitats ◽

Forested Areas

Background: Management of arboviruses relies heavily on vector control. Implementation and sustenance of effective control measures requires regular surveillance of mosquito occurrences, species abundance and distribution. The current study evaluated larval habitat diversity and productivity, mosquito species diversity and distribution in selected sites along the coast of Kenya. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of mosquito breeding habitats, species diversity and distribution was conducted in urban, peri-urban and forested ecological zones in Mombasa and Kilifi counties. Results: A total of 13,009 immature mosquitoes were collected from 17 diverse aquatic habitats along the coast of Kenya. Larval productivity differed significantly (F (16, 243) = 3.21, P < 0.0001) among the aquatic habitats, with tyre habitats recording the highest larval population. Culex pipiens (50.17%) and Aedes aegypti (38.73%) were the dominant mosquito species in urban areas, while Ae. vittatus (89%) was the dominant species in forested areas. In total, 4,735 adult mosquitoes belonging to 19 species were collected in Haller Park, Bamburi, Gede and Arabuko Sokoke forest. Urban areas supported higher densities of Ae. aegypti compared to peri-urban and forest areas, which, on the other hand, supported greater mosquito species diversity. Conclusions: High Ae. aegypti production in urban and peri-urban areas present a greater risk of arbovirus outbreaks. Targeting productive habitats of Aedes aegypti, such as discarded tyres, containers and poorly maintained drainage systems in urban areas and preventing human-vector contact in peri-urban and forested areas could have a significant impact on the prevalence of arboviruses along the coast of Kenya, forestalling the periodic outbreaks experienced in the region.

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