Abundance of mosquito species within sokoto metropolis

Thesis Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the abundance of mosquito species
within Sokoto metropolis. Three (3) locations, which are Danbuwa, Gobirawa and
GidanIgwai, in three (3) Local Government Areas, namely; DangeShuni, Sokoto
South and Sokoto North Local Government Areas respectively, were sampled out of
the five (5) Local Government Areas that make up Sokoto Metropolis were
sampled. A total of 341 Mosquitoes species belonging to two genera were
collected. The genera identified are Anopheles
and Culex. The number of Culex and Anopheles were 213(62.5%) and128(37.5%) respectively, showing a significant difference between the two
genera. The total number of males was 194, representing 56.9% of the sample and
a total number of females was 147, representing 43.1% of the total sample,
showing a significant difference between the gender (P >0.05)

The total number of the engorged Mosquitoes collected were 57, representing
39% of the total sample, while the total number of the not engorged mosquitoes
collected were 90, representing 61% of the total sample collected. There was no
significant difference between the engorged and the not engorged mosquitoes P
<0.05. The number of males recorded in Danbuwa area was more than the number
of females. In Gobirawa area also, more males than females were recorded. Also
in GidanIgwai area, the number of males recorded was more than the number of
females. However, these values were insignificant (p<0.05).

Finally, only Danbuwa had more number of engorged females than the not
engorged, the other two areas had lesser number of engorged than the not
engorged. The values were, however, also insignificant (p<0.05).

The results of the study is of Public Health concern as the species of
mosquitoes encountered have been known for the transmission of one form of
disease or the other.