Abstract

REZENDE, Helder Ricas et al. Ecological aspects of immature mosquito in larvitraps in forest and adjacent anthropic environment in the Municipality of Linhares, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2011, vol.20, n.3, pp.385-391. ISSN 1679-4974.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742011000300013.

OBJECTIVE: this research aims to asses the occurrence of mosquito species that breed in larvitraps. METHODOLOGY: the survey was conducted on Goytacazes National Forest and adjacent anthropic environment, located in the Municipality of Linhares, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil; larvitraps were installed in the ground and canopy of trees on the road within the forest, and in the anthropic environment near human dwellings. RESULTS: between June 2008 and May 2009, 664 specimens were collected and Limatus durhami was predominant, especially in larvitraps of the ground; in the canopy of the forest environment, the Culex spp. were more frequent, followed by Haemagogus leucocelaenus. CONCLUSION: data show that sylvatic mosquitoes can breed in artificial containers, which increases the risk of human-vector contact; find of H. leucocelaenus is epidemiologically important because of its involvement in the transmission of sylvatic yellow fever.

Keywords : vector ecology; sylvatic yellow fever; Haemagogus leucocelaenus; artificial container.

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