Distribution of Dengue Vectors during Pre- and Post-Monsoon Seasons in Higher Attitudes of Nilgiri Hills of Western Ghats, India
Joint Authors
Reegan, A. Daniel
Kumar, C. Senthil
Ravikumar, R.
Chandrasekar, P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Entomological survey was carried out to record dengue vectors during pre- and post-monsoon seasons in 2012 from different breeding places in residential and forested areas of different altitudes of the Nilgiris, namely, Mettupalayam (330 mts), Kallar (400 mts), Burliar (900 mts), Marapalam (1050 mts), and Coonoor (1800 mts).
Results showed that maximum number of dengue vector breeding was recorded at Mettupalayam during pre-monsoon season followed by Kallar, Burliar, Coonoor, and Marapalam.
The post-monsoon season survey also revealed that the maximum number of dengue vector breeding was found at Mettupalayam, followed by Burliar, Coonoor, and Kallar, and Aedes immature was not found in Marapalam.
Ae.
aegypti species was recorded in all the study areas during pre- and post-monsoon seasons.
Whereas Ae.
albopictus was recorded only at Mettupalayam, Kallar, and Burliar during pre- and post-monsoon seasons.
Besides these two dengue vectors, a nonvector species Ae.
vittatus (n=9) was also recorded at Kallar and Burliar.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ravikumar, R.& Reegan, A. Daniel& Chandrasekar, P.& Kumar, C. Senthil. 2013. Distribution of Dengue Vectors during Pre- and Post-Monsoon Seasons in Higher Attitudes of Nilgiri Hills of Western Ghats, India. Journal of Insects،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ravikumar, R.…[et al.]. Distribution of Dengue Vectors during Pre- and Post-Monsoon Seasons in Higher Attitudes of Nilgiri Hills of Western Ghats, India. Journal of Insects No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ravikumar, R.& Reegan, A. Daniel& Chandrasekar, P.& Kumar, C. Senthil. Distribution of Dengue Vectors during Pre- and Post-Monsoon Seasons in Higher Attitudes of Nilgiri Hills of Western Ghats, India. Journal of Insects. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486272
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486272