Influence of colour on oviposition of mosquitoes breeding in artificial containers in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

Nine species of mosquitoes were encountered during the study period. Ae. aegypti was the most abundant species constituting 75.39% of the total larvae collected followed by Culex quinquefasciatus (7.92%) and Aedes metallicus (6.83%). Other species were Aedes circumleteolus (6.54%), Culex dutoni (1.62%), Aedes albopictus (0.85%), Aedes taylori (0.74%), Aedes caballus (0.08%) and Aedes myormioformis (0.04%). Black containers harboured the highest number of larvae (32.12%) followed by yellow (24.01%), green (23.39%), red (15.40%) and white (5.00%) containers. Bamboo stumps bred the highest number of larvae (60.66%) followed by calabash gourd (26.04%) and plastic (13.27%).