The Diversity and Abundance of Mosquitoes in Endemic and Non-endemic Areas of Denguefever in The Palembang Region

Abstract

. Mosquitoes are cosmopolitan and are found in all types of habitats such as wastewater, stagnant water and fresh water. Many mosquito species can adapt to their specific habitats such as the Aedes species which adapt to colder areas where eggs are dominant compared to warmer areas. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diversity, distribution and relative abundance of mosquito fauna in the Palembang City area. This research was carried out in 2 sub-districts in the city of Palembang, namely Gandus sub-district and IlirTimur 1 sub-district. Eight villages were selected for each sub-district so that the total observation sites were 16 villages and the Joint Laboratory of the Sriwijaya University Postgraduate Program. The research was carried out using the active collection method, namely finding and catching mosquitoes in their habitat using insect nets and the passive method with ovitrap installation in both indoor and outdoor research areas. Species diversity was calculated using the Shannon-Wienner Diversity Index. The results showed that Gandus District has low diversity and there are species that dominate compared to IlirTimur I District which has moderate diversity and no species dominates.