Vertical dispersal of Aedes (Stegomyia) spp. in high-rise apartments in Putrajaya, Malaysia

Wan-Norafikah, Othman and Nazni, Wasi Ahmad and Noramiza, S. and Shafa'ar-Ko'ohar, S. and Azirol-Hisham, A. and Nor-Hafizah, R. and Sumarni, M.G. and Mohd-Hasrul, H. and Sofian-Azirun, Mohd and Lee, H.L. (2010) Vertical dispersal of Aedes (Stegomyia) spp. in high-rise apartments in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 27 (3). pp. 662-667. ISSN 0127-5720,

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Abstract

A preliminary study on the vertical dispersal of Aedes populations in high-riseapartments was carried out in Presint 9, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Ovitraps were placed indoorswithin four blocks of high-rise apartments from the ground floors (0.0 – 3.0 m) until upto the tenth floors (28.1 – 30.0 m). Aedes aegypti was the dominant species found in theovitraps (87.85%), while Aedes albopictus was found in lower numbers. From total numberof larvae collected (650), 40.92% of these larvae were obtained from the fourth block;Block D. The peak density of Aedes sp. was observed at level 6 (16.1 – 18.0 m), whileAe. aegypti was found until the tenth floor (28.1 – 30.0 m). In contrast, Ae. albopictuswas found only up to the sixth floor (16.1 – 18.0 m). A poor correlation of the meannumber of Aedes larvae collected with the level of high-rise apartments occupied (N=40;ρ=-0.349) was also observed which indicated the possibility of lesser Aedes populationsto be found at higher level of high-rise apartments. Therefore, larger scale studies arestrongly recommended to examine the vertical dispersal of Aedes mosquitoes.

Item Type:	Article
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Aedes; animal; ecosystem; housing; human; Malaysia; note; physiology; population density; Animals; Humans
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User:	miss munirah saadom
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2013 12:09
Last Modified:	26 Feb 2019 08:06
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/5829

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