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Jenis-Jenis Habitat Nyamuk Anopheles Spp. Di Kecamatan Labuan Dan Kecamatan Sindue Kabupaten Donggala, Sulawesi Tengah (Habitat Types of Anopheles Spp. Mosquito In Labuan And Sindue Sub District, Donggala District, Central Sulawesi)
Identification and analysis ofhabitat: differences among species of Anopheles which are a bio-ecology malaria vectors is one of the important factors in malaria control efforts. The objective of th is study was know the typesoftheAnopheles mosquito habitat. research design is a descriptive observational study. Larvae has been collected from all of potential breedinq habitat for Anopheles.
The result showed that. Anopheles habitat were found in the rice field, irrigation chanal, type track, puddles's on the banks of rivers, swamps and unused fish pool. There are 5 species Anopheles identified, such as An. vagus, An. barbirostris, An. tessellatus, An. Niqerrimus, and An. kochi. The highest larvae density in each village were as follow 14 larvaes/dipper in Toposo village found tired tread, 4 larvaes/dipper in Labuan village found in paddy field, 26 larvaes/dipper in Tamarenja villaqe found in the pond and 4,8 larvaes/dipper in Sikara village found in the puddles by the river: Several veqetation often found in almost of the areas werePaspalum sp., Salvinia natans, and lpomoea aquatica. Water conditionin in the habitat were temperature ranging from 26-270C, pH 6-7 and salinity 0%o.
Almost all breeding places was found positive for Anopheles spp larvae, Therefore environment manipulation and modification are needed to decrease the breeding places by increasinq the land use.
Keywords : Habitat, Anopheles, larvae, vegetation.
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