Abstract
Background: The larval habitats of mosquitoes were
investigated in Tai Solarin University of Education
communities of Ijebu-ode area in Ogun state, Nigeria.
The study determined the breeding sites of the existing
mosquito fauna and its possible public health
implications on the residents of the area.
Methods: The mosquito larval breeding habitats were
sampled October 2018 to February 2019 using plastic
dippers. The habitats were grouped as ground pools/
ponds, gutters/open drains, tyres and domestic
containers and the insect encounter were identified
using standard identification keys.
Results: Eleven species of mosquitoes were
encountered in the four habitats namely Culex
pipiens, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex
nigripalpus, Anopheles bancroftii, Eretmapodite
chrysogaster, Aedes taeniorhynchus, Aedes
mediovittatus, Anopheles subpictus, Aedes togoi
and Aedes aegypti. Culex pipiens bred in all the
habitats sampled while Culex quinquefasciatus bred
in three habitats at both dry and wet season except
tyres. Culex nigripalpus, Anopheles gambiae and
Anopheles bancroftii occurred in three habitats
while other species bred only in one or two habitats.
Gutters/open drains and domestic containers recorded
the highest number of species occurrence in the four
habitats. The availability of the habitats to support
the breeding of Aedes, Culex and Anopheles which
are known vectors of yellow fever, lymphatic
filariasis, zika virus, chikungunya fever, west nile
fever and malaria suggest that the residents of Tai
Solarin University of Education Communities of Ijebu
Ode area, are at risk of mosquito-borne diseases and
the health hazards they cause to the environment.
Conclusion: It is important that residents of the area
know some control strategies of all these mosquito
borne diseases and are enlightened on the
environmental factors that contribute to mosquito
breeding. Also, government should institute weekly
proper sanitation measures to reduce mosquito
breeding sites.
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