Soniran, O.T.Adeleke, M.A.Adeyi, A.O.Amusan, A.A.S.2026-06-052008Print: 0378-9519 and electronic: 0974-4576ui_art_adeyi_influence_2005Journal of Entomological Research, 32(4), pp.279-281https://repository.ibadanedu.com/handle/123456789/14446Nine 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%).enArticle