Student Research Reports
Open social media sharing options menu
Mosquito larvae prevalence at Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima,Thailand
Organization(s):Walailak University
Country:Thailand
Student(s):Thunyarat Surasiang
Grade Level:Undergraduate
GLOBE Teacher:Sirilak Chumkiew
Contributors:Dr.Sirilak Chumkiew
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
Protocols:Mosquitoes
Presentation Video:
View Video
Presentation Poster:
View Document
Optional Badges:I am a Collaborator, I make an Impact, I am a Data Scientist
Language(s):
Date Submitted:03/01/2018
Mosquitoes transmit several of diseases to humans. Their abundance and distribution mostly related to the characteristics of larval habitats. This study investigated the prevalence of mosquito larvae in two different areas at Suranaree University of Technology (i.e. dormitory and academic area). Mosquito larvae samples were collected from 30 households in two different areas during August-November 2017. There were five mosquito larvae species (i.e. Ae. aeqypti, Ae. albopictus, Culex sp., Armigeres sp. and Toxorhynchites spp.) were found in total number of 3,183. Armigeres sp. was found in the highest number mostly in cement tanks, follow by Culex larvae which were found mostly in waste plastic containers and small earthen jars sp., Ae. Aegypti and Ae. albopictus larvae were found mostly in flower vases, and Toxorhynchites spp. larvae were found mostly in small earthen jars and coconut shells, respectively. All three Aedes larvae indices: Container Index (CI) for Aedes spp. was >5%, House Index (HI) for Aedes spp. was >5% and Breteua Index (BI) for Aedes spp. was >20 within both dormitory and academic areas, which indicating that dormitory area are dengue sensitive. We also found that the all three larvae indices in academic area was higher than dormitory area. These results are essential for developing the effectively larval control strategies in SUT.