STUDY ON THE ECOLOGY AND ABUNDANCE OF DIFFERENT MOSQUITO SPECIES IN GADAU, ITAS GADAULOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BAUCHI STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The
word mosquito (formed by mosca and diminutive –I) is Spanish and Portuguese for little
fly. Mosquitoes have a slender segmented body, one pair of wings, three pairs of long hair-like
legs, and specialized, highly elongated, piercing-sucking mouthparts. Aedes albopictus,
commonly known as the Asian tiger mosquito, was found in relatively lower numbers compared
to other species but still warrants attention due to its potential role in transmitting diseases such
as Zika virus and chikungunya. The mosquito transmit disease through the bite of an infective
female specie which mainly acquire the virus while feeding on the blood of an infected person,
the virus infects the mosquitoes’ mid-gut and subsequently spreads to the salivary glands over a
period of 8-12 days.
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