Composição e ecologia de vetores de malária do gênero anopehles (díptera: CULICIDAE) na área de um assentamento periurbano, Macapá-AP

Abstract

Amapá , as well as the other states belonging to the Brazilian Amazon continue to face difficulties in malaria control , even being adopted various strategies . The Entomological knowledge of Anopheles species is of great importance to intervene on the dynamics of malaria transmission . Thus, the present study focused on the composition and ecology of Anopheles spp in Nesting Dr. Andrade Mercia , Macapa , Amapa , Brazil . The collections of adults occurred from April 2012 to March 2013, with a sampling effort three days / month at each point . After sampling the mosquitoes were stored and later identified to species in the laboratory of the Federal University of Arthropoda Amapá . Eight species totaling 5,615 individuals were collected, the most abundant A. darlingi , A. sl albitarsis and A. triannunlatos . Regarding temporal variation , A. darlingi was most abundant in September , less rainy period; A. albitarsis sl in May , the rainy season , but both species were common for all collections . A. darlingi and A. albitarsis sl were more active , as the biting activity , in the range of 19-20 hours . The parity rate of A. darlingi showed higher in the months of September and October , while A. albitarsis sl occurred November. Entomological data collected in this study indicate that the settlement Mercia Dr. Andrade is an area of risk to malaria infection , with the needs of the adoption of measures to prevent and control