Contribution of different aquatic habitats to adult Anopheles arabiensis and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) production in a rice agroecosystem in Mwea …

JM Mwangangi, EJ Muturi, J Shililu, SM Muriu… - Journal of Vector …, 2008 - BioOne
Studies were conducted to determine the contribution of diverse larval habitats to adult
Anopheles arabiensis Patton and Culex quinquefasciatus Say production in a rice land agro …

Environmental factors associated with the distribution of Anopheles arabiensis and Culex quinquefasciatus in a rice agro-ecosystem in Mwea, Kenya

EJ Muturi, J Mwangangi, J Shililu, BG Jacob… - Journal of Vector …, 2008 - BioOne
Studies were conducted between May and June, 2006 to investigate the environmental
factors affecting the distribution of An. arabiensis Patton and Culex quinquefasciatus Say in …

Dynamics of immature stages of Anopheles arabiensis and other mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to rice cropping in a rice agro-ecosystem in Kenya

J Mwangangi, J Shililu, E Muturi, W Gu, C Mbogo… - Journal of Vector …, 2006 - BioOne
We determined changes in species composition and densities of immature stages of
Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes in relation to rice growth cycle in order to generate data …

Survivorship of Immature Stages of Anopheles gambiae sl (Diptera: Culicidae) in Natural Habitats in Western Kenya Highlands

S Munga, N Minakawa, G Zhou… - Journal of Medical …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
We examined the survivorship of Anopheles gambiae sl Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae
and habitat productivity in three major habitat types in the western Kenya highlands. The …

Factors influencing differential larval habitat productivity of Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes in a western Kenyan village.

AO Mala, LW Irungu - 2011 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Background & objectives: The study was undertaken to characterize factors influencing
differential productivity of Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes at larval habitats in a …

Larval habitat dynamics and diversity of Culex mosquitoes in rice agro-ecosystem in Mwea, Kenya.

EJ Muturi, JI Shililu, W Gu, BG Jacob, JI Githure… - 2007 - 34.250.91.188
Introduction of irrigation projects in developing nations has often been blamed for
aggravating the problem of mosquito-borne diseases by creating ideal larval habitats for …

Anopheles larval abundance and diversity in three rice agro-village complexes Mwea irrigation scheme, central Kenya

JM Mwangangi, J Shililu, EJ Muturi, S Muriu, B Jacob… - Malaria journal, 2010 - Springer
Background The diversity and abundance of Anopheles larvae has significant influence on
the resulting adult mosquito population and hence the dynamics of malaria transmission …

Assessment of mosquito larval productivity among different land use types for targeted malaria vector control in the western Kenya highlands

EJ Kweka, S Munga, Y Himeidan, AK Githeko, G Yan - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Mosquito larval source management (LSM) is likely to be more effective when
adequate information such as dominant species, seasonal abundance, type of productive …

Survival of immature Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in aquatic habitats in Mwea rice irrigation scheme, central Kenya

JM Mwangangi, EJ Muturi, J Shililu, SM Muriu, B Jacob… - Malaria journal, 2006 - Springer
Background The survivorship and distribution of Anopheles arabiensis larvae and pupae
was examined in a rice agro-ecosystem in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, central Kenya, from …

Response of Anopheles gambiae sl (Diptera: Culicidae) to larval habitat age in western Kenya highlands

S Munga, J Vulule, EJ Kweka - Parasites & vectors, 2013 - Springer
Background Larval control is of paramount importance in the reduction of vector populations.
Previous observations have suggested that, larvae of Anopheles gambiae sl occur more …