Fauna and susceptibility status of Anopheles spp mosquitoes to synthetic pyrethroids in Subdistrict Ujung Bulu, Bulukumba District, South Sulawesi Province.

Abstract

Malaria remains a public health problem in Indonesia. The research aimed to assess fauna and the activity of Anopheles spp as suspected malaria vector and the susceptibility status to insecticides synthetic pyrethroids. The research was done on February to August 2011 in the Village of Caile which belong to rice field area and in Village of Ela-Ela which belong to coastal area. The Anopheles mosquitoes were collected indoor and outdoor by human landing collection and resting collection in the evening starting from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The resting collection was also carried out in the morning from 6-7 a.m. The result showed that in the Village of Caile it was found 6 species i.e. species of An. barbirostris, An. vagus, An. subpictus, An. indefinitus, An. nigerrimus and An. tesselatus. The peak biting activity of An. barbirostris was at 12-1 a.m., An. subpictus at 8 to 9 p.m. and An. vagus at 7 to 8 p.m. In Village of Ela-Ela there were found five species i.e. An. barbirostris, An. subpictus, An. vagus, An. indefinitus and An. nigerrimus. The peak biting activity of An. barbirostris was at 6 to 7 p.m., An. subpictus at 10 to 11 p.m. and An. vagus at 12-1 a.m Keywords : Anopheles, malaria, susceptible,. The susceptibility status of An. barbirostris from Caile village was still susceptible against Lambda cyhalothrin 0.05% and An. subpictus from Ela-Ela village was still susceptible againts deltamethrin 0.05%.