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Effects of Breeding of Mosquito Larvae on High and Low Tourist Temples in Krabi, Thailand using GLOBE Observer Habitat Mapping App.
Organization(s):Samsenwittayalai School
Country:Thailand
Student(s):Chanya Sirisin, Poonnawit Wongprateepwilai, Thanakorn Chaopramuankun, Yanisa Kanjanavikat, Warinya Nithichaipakul, Inthanon Ratnavardhana, Chadamook Narkjeen, Thitiporn Boonluar, Penrung Kamphang, Pichaphat Pongpattanakom, Siwakorn Phanitphichetvong, Krit Luesiri, Chotika Lowong, Supanat Chitthamlerd
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Teacher:Kornkamon Kumnerdkarn
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Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
Protocols:Mosquitoes, pH, Water Temperature
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Language(s):English
Date Submitted:03/07/2022
This study investigated (1) How breeding sites, diversity, and abundance affect high and low tourist temples, (2) mosquito species numbers at high and low tourist temples, and (3) correlation between water pH, temperature and mosquito larvae numbers. We examined the number of Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Anopheles, and Toxorhynchites larvae differed in various types of water containers. Water containers were categorized into the following groups: indoor/outdoor containers, artificial/natural containers, earthen/plastic containers, and containers with/without lids. Samples were collected from a total of 6 temples from 3 high tourist temples and 3 low tourist temples using GLOBE Observer: Mosquito Habitat Mapper App. Our results showed that Aedes larvae were found in 682 out of 151 water containers in high and low tourist temples. Aedes females laid eggs in different container types depending on temple based communities. Aedes larvae were found in highest numbers in plastic buckets in both communities. The number of positive containers was higher in outdoor containers than indoor containers, artificial containers than natural containers, plastic containers than earthen containers, container without lid than container with lid, and higher tourist temples than low tourist temples. Our results showed the number of tourists and others affected by the temple.
Keywords: Water containers, Aedes species, water qualities, mosquito larval index