https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2013.e17

Physico-chemical characteristics of the mosquito breeding water in two urban areas of Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Vol. 45 No. 3 (2013)
Submitted: 26 April 2013
Accepted: 5 July 2013
Published: 20 December 2013
Culicine mosquitoes, breeding habitats, physico-chemical characteristics, urban areas, Cairo, Egypt.
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M.A. Kenawy
mohamedkenawy85@yahoo.com
Department of Entomology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
S.E. Ammar
Biology Department, School of Science and Engineering (SSE), American University (AUC), Cairo, Egypt.
H.A. Abdel-Rahman
Department of Entomology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Certain physico-chemical characteristics of mosquito breeding habitats [temperature, pH, salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO) and nitrite] were examined relative to the distribution of mosquito larval species in two urban areas of Cairo Governorate namely El- Muqattam (M) and Abu-Seir (A). Mean values and ranges of such characteristics for the reported mosquito species (Culex pipiens, Cx. perexiguus, Ochlerotatus caspius, Cx. pusillus and Culiseta longiareolata) were reported. In conclusion, based on the significant correlations of the different characteristics with the abundance of the two common larval species (Culex pipiens and Cx. perexiguus), salinity and DO may be considered the predictor variables associated with the immature abundance. Considering altogether mosquitoes, there is an increasing presence from planned safe (M) to unplanned unsafe (A) habitats mainly due to turbidity and nitrite.

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Kenawy, M., Ammar, S., & Abdel-Rahman, H. (2013). Physico-chemical characteristics of the mosquito breeding water in two urban areas of Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 45(3), e17. https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2013.e17

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