title: Ecology of Anopheles pulcherrimus in Baluchistan, Iran.
abstract: Studies were conducted on the ecology of Anopheles pulcherrimus over a period of 20 months in the village of Zeineddini, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, southeastern Iran. The species was active throughout the year with 2 peaks of activity, April-May and August-September. Light traps captured the highest number of An. pulcherrimus females (65%) as compared to cattle bait collections (19.3%), pyrethrum space spray catches (14.2%), pit shelter (1%) and human bait collections (0.6%). However, 95% of the females captured in light traps were unfed or freshly fed females as opposed to about only 44% of those collected in pyrethrum space spray catches and pit shelter collections. The species was mainly exophilic as shown by the gravid/fed ratio of 0.4 obtained in outlet window traps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Teheran, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaim
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Manouchehri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motabar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mowlaii
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kayedi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pakdad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nazari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D004463:Ecology; D004772:Entomology / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity