Research article

SURVEY OF MOSQUITO DIVERSITY IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN AND AROUND LUCKNOW (U.P.) IN DIFFERENT SEASON

Shilpa Nandan , Reena Kumari Chaudhary, and * Kalpana Singh

Online First: November 21, 2022


To know the mosquito fauna diversity, present investigation was conducted at 4 sites of city Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh namely Neelmatha, Vrindavan colony, SGPGI & Telibagh. This study has been completed in one year (12 months) during 2018, while to collect information of mosquito vector fauna diversity in Uttar Pradesh state, survey of mosquito larvae has been conducted. 4 species of mosquito vector belonging to 3 genera have been recorded in investigation namely Aedes, Anopheles & Culex. Culex quinquifasciatus was the dominant genus followed by Anopheles stephensi, Aedes albopictus & Aedes aegypti while Culex quinquifasciatus was found throughout the year. The biodiversity index was higher during the month of September 2018 (0.74).

Keywords

Mosquito diversity, Aedes, Anopheles, Culex.