Man-biting activity of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus and An. (Kerteszia) neivai (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Pacific Lowlands of Colombia

Abstract

The daily man-biting activity of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus and An. (Kerteszia) neivai was determined in four ecologically distinct settlements of the Naya River, Department of Valle, Colombia. Differences were found among the settlements with respect to the mosquito species present, intradomiciliary and extradomiciliary biting activity and population densities.

Keywords

• malaria
• Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus
• Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai
• Anopheles (Anopheles) punctimacula
• man-biting
• mosquitoes
• ecology
• Colombia