Effect of Urbanization and Season on the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Mosquitoes in Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Effect of Urbanization and Season on the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Mosquitoes in Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Robeela Shabbir1*, Farkhanda Manzoor1, Muhammad Oneeb2, Furqan Awan2 and Hania Ramzan1
ABSTRACT
Mosquitoes are disease-causing vectors that carry a variety of pathogens. Their diversity and spatiotemporal distribution are highly affected by urbanization and seasons. In this study, the mosquitoes were collected from six tehsils (Hasilpur, Ahmedpur East, Khairpur Tamewali Yazman Bahawalpur City and Bahawalpur Saddar,) of district Bahawalpur from September 2020 to August 2021. All the mosquitoes were morphologically identified by using standard identification keys. The data was analyzed using the Shannon-Wiener diversity Index, one-way ANOVA, and unpaired t-test. The highest number of mosquitoes was found in tehsil Bahawalpur Saddar while the lowest number was observed in tehsil Ahmedpur East. Of all the three genera collected, the genus Culex was highly abundant (75.89%), followed by Anopheles (19.08%) and Aedes (5.03%). Culex and Anopheles mosquitoes were found in all the six tehsils of Bahawalpur while Aedes mosquitoes were found in Bahawalpur City and Bahawalpur Saddar, only. The number of mosquitoes was higher in rural areas as compared to urban areas of four tehsils of district Bahawalpur calculated through t test.
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