An updated checklist of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Chandigarh, India and its surrounding area
Background & objectives: The affirmation about the prevalence of mosquito species at a particular place and time is very significant, not only to predict the danger of diseases or future outbreaks but also to control the vectors in time. Despite mosquitoes being medically important, the informat...
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| description | Background & objectives: The affirmation about the prevalence of mosquito species at a particular place and time is very significant, not only to predict the danger of diseases or future outbreaks but also to control the vectors in time. Despite mosquitoes being medically important, the information about its faunal diversity is very scanty as far as Chandigarh in India and its nearby areas are concerned. So, this study was carried out to survey the mosquito fauna from areas in and around Chandigarh in northern India.
Methods: Detailed mosquito surveys were carried out to explore the mosquito fauna from various habitats of developed urban areas, gardens, slums and surrounding villages of Chandigarh from June 2017–November 2019 using hand nets and oral aspirators.
Results: A total of 34 mosquito species belonging to 8 genera viz; Anopheles, Aedes, Armigeres, Culex, Coquillet-tidia, Mansonia, Mimomyia and Verrallina were recorded, identified and preserved along with detailed collection data, of which eight are new records from Chandigarh.
Interpretation & conclusion: The present checklist of mosquito fauna comprising 34 species provides information on the occurrence of mosquito vectors in Chandigarh and its adjoining areas which will be beneficial for the health authorities to adopt appropriate measures in time for the control of these vectors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a62347e0e5914fc3ac8ee4867324f8d92024-04-01T12:56:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Vector Borne Diseases0972-90622023-01-0160443944310.4103/0972-9062.374241An updated checklist of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Chandigarh, India and its surrounding areaRanjana RaniSandeep KaurSukhbir KaurSagandeep KaurBackground & objectives: The affirmation about the prevalence of mosquito species at a particular place and time is very significant, not only to predict the danger of diseases or future outbreaks but also to control the vectors in time. Despite mosquitoes being medically important, the information about its faunal diversity is very scanty as far as Chandigarh in India and its nearby areas are concerned. So, this study was carried out to survey the mosquito fauna from areas in and around Chandigarh in northern India. Methods: Detailed mosquito surveys were carried out to explore the mosquito fauna from various habitats of developed urban areas, gardens, slums and surrounding villages of Chandigarh from June 2017–November 2019 using hand nets and oral aspirators. Results: A total of 34 mosquito species belonging to 8 genera viz; Anopheles, Aedes, Armigeres, Culex, Coquillet-tidia, Mansonia, Mimomyia and Verrallina were recorded, identified and preserved along with detailed collection data, of which eight are new records from Chandigarh. Interpretation & conclusion: The present checklist of mosquito fauna comprising 34 species provides information on the occurrence of mosquito vectors in Chandigarh and its adjoining areas which will be beneficial for the health authorities to adopt appropriate measures in time for the control of these vectors.http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2023;volume=60;issue=4;spage=439;epage=443;aulast=Ranimosquito surveillance; checklist; new records; chandigarh; distribution |
| spellingShingle | Ranjana Rani Sandeep Kaur Sukhbir Kaur Sagandeep Kaur An updated checklist of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Chandigarh, India and its surrounding area Journal of Vector Borne Diseases mosquito surveillance; checklist; new records; chandigarh; distribution |
| title | An updated checklist of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Chandigarh, India and its surrounding area |
| title_full | An updated checklist of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Chandigarh, India and its surrounding area |
| title_fullStr | An updated checklist of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Chandigarh, India and its surrounding area |
| title_full_unstemmed | An updated checklist of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Chandigarh, India and its surrounding area |
| title_short | An updated checklist of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Chandigarh, India and its surrounding area |
| title_sort | updated checklist of mosquitoes diptera culicidae from chandigarh india and its surrounding area |
| topic | mosquito surveillance; checklist; new records; chandigarh; distribution |
| url | http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2023;volume=60;issue=4;spage=439;epage=443;aulast=Rani |
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