Mosquito Production and Associated Environmental and Chemical Parameters of Breeding Waters.
Abstract
Larval surveillance techniques were employed to identify mosquito breeding sites in the vicinity of Lafayette, Indiana, and Purdue University. Emphasis was placed on the analyses of breeding waters containing Aedes triseriatus (Say), Ae. vexans (Meigen), Culex pipiens pipiens Linnaeus, Cx. salinarius Coquillett, and Cx. restuans Theobald because of their actual or potential disease vector importance. Other mosquito species collected this study included Anopheles punctipennis (Say), Cx. territans Walker, Culiseta inornata (Williston), Orthopodomyia signifera (Coquillett), Psorophora columbiae (Lynch Arribalzaga), and Ps. howardii Coquillett. Multiple linear regression analyses determined pH and water temperature to be the most significant variables pertaining to overall mosquito development. The storm sewer catch basin habitat type was concluded to be the most important, with water temperature and magnesium the most significant of the analyzed variables. Physical construction of storm sewer catch basins also influenced mosquito production. Numerous variable interactions resulting from multiple linear regression analyses are discussed for each site type, as well as for the major individual species. Ranges and means for the selected water chemistry variables are also reported and reflect the chemical parameters associated with the major study species. This information offers a comparative method for the reasonable prediction of species breeding in similarly analyzed habitats.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA128506
Entities
People
- Thomas Joseph Kasa
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology