Abstract

DIVERSITY OF AEDES SPECIES IN ERODE DISTRICT

*Dr. A. Raja Rajeswari, S. Umamaheswari and *Dr. K. Nagarajan

Abstract

Insects comprise little more than two third of known species of all kind of animals. They are found in almost all types of environment. Insects affect man’s interest in a number of ways and several insects have a parasitic relationship with human such as the mosquito. Mosquitoes are diversified taxonomical group of insects. The distribution pat-tern of adult mosquitoes is related to habitat preferences of the larval stage. The Oriental region, which includes, India is regarded as one of the richest biogeography regions for mosquitoes of the world. Along with the most often considered climate change parameters like temperature, rainfall, humidity other parameters such as atmospheric particle pollution and wind can also have an impact on mosquito population, diversity and diseases transmission.

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