The talk is prepared for voluntary awareness campaign for general public about Dengue Fever Mosquito. The images used are downloaded from net and references of the browsing sites are also given to avoid plagiarism. Even then apology may be accepted for the use of copy right material (if any) and may be communicated to me (muhammad.faheem@uog.edu.pk) accordingly..

1. Dengue Fever Mosquito;
Awareness Campaign in Pakistan
(Talk-02)
Compiled, Composed & Delivered By
Prof Dr Muhammad Faheem Malik
Ph. D (UOB), MS (USA), B. Sc. Hons. (UAF)
Specialization Environmental Entomology
Fields of Interest: Environmental Entomology Biological Control of
Pest, IPM, Applied Entomology, Forensic Entomology, Clinical
Entomology
University of Gujrat
(muhammad.faheem@uog.edu.pk)

2. Why are we sitting in this
talk?
 What
is dengue fever?
 What is the cause of dengue fever?
 What are the dengue related Myths and
facts?
 How can dengue be prevented?

3. Myths relating to dengue
fever
 Dengue
fever is caused by every mosquito.
 Dengue
fever is more common in rural areas.
 Dengue
mosquito breeds only in rivers &
streams.
 Dengue
dusk.
 Dengue
mosquito bites only during dawn and
fever can be prevented by
Vaccination.

4. Let me introduce myself
Kingdom -- Animalia
Phylum -- Arthropoda
S-class -- Hexapoda
Class --Insecta
Order – Diptera
Family – Culicidae
Genus: -- Anopheles
Culex
Reference:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/97794
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito
Aedes

5. Diversity of Family Culicidae
Family Culicidae has 41 genera and
approximately 3,500 species.
 Genus Aedes has > 500 spp.
 Genus Anopheles has > 450 spp.


6. How Do I (Aedes) look Like ?
Reference: https://www.google.com.pk/search?
q=aedes+albopictus&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=29R0UqC7F
IWFhQeqsoCIAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CI0BEIke&biw=1366&bih=601

7. I am Aedes Albopictus
(Asian Tiger)
(transmits dengue fever virus)
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_albopictus

8. Dengue fever is caused by
Flavivirus
Reference:
http://imgc.allpostersimages.co
m/images/P-473-48890/64/6474/Q8B6100Z/poster
s/carol-mike-wernerillustration-of-replication-offlavivirus-in-host-cell.jpg

9. 1- 2
Egg
Adult
Complete / Holometamorphosis
Pupae
35
da
ys
Larvae
2-
3
ys
da
ys
2-3 da
day
s
Mosquito Life cycle

10. Mosquito Services to
Humans
Malaria
 Dengue Fever
Yellow Fever (American Plague)
Food Chain


11. Dengue fever needs man &
mosquito to its life cycle
Reference:
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?
q=tbn:ANd9GcTkXTEg_0q2lGH4FNvDj3XBq58HbxDF4TiNyr
uoEGW7dVO8yUlRwg

12. Habitat of Aedes sp.:
Fresh water in tires without rims and pots

13. General Habitat:
Flora and wet land
In tree bark

14. When & how do I search you ?
I search you before during dawn &
dusk
I can detect you from 150 yards by
CO2 or Octenol, the two common
gases that you exhale.

15. Adult Female Sucks Flower Nectar
but Blood for breeding
Reference: https://www.google.com.pk/search?
q=aedes+albopictus&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=29R0UqC7F
IWFhQeqsoCIAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CI0BEIke&biw=1366&bih=601

16. Mosquito Control for dengue
Prevention
Reference:
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?
q=tbn:ANd9GcTQaqIkGv9GFaFmiNIuFVaVEsPdtVWIzF5Elq4cUtmQhtuAJdo

17. Prevention of Dengue Fever
(Public Awareness)

18. Mosquito Control
Indoor

Repellent

Citrus Scented Candles (essential plant oils)

Blockers (lotion)

Permethrin aerosol

Coconut Oil, Lavender oil, Brassica oil or Listerine

Mosquito quail

Nets
How they Work

Confuse olefactory senses

19. Octenol Traps
Reference:
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4611825446291947&pid=15.1&H=160&W=160

20. Reference:
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4639158586376403&pid=15.1&H=106&W=160
Reference:
http://www.webcrawler.com/info.wbcrwl.305.10/search/images?
qsi=37&q=man%20spraying%20by%20knap%20sack%20sprayer
%20for%20insect%20control%20on
%20road&cid=158935764&ad.segment=info.wbcrwl.305.10&aid=38
6c2e15-fb75-4aca-8ff3-
Reference:
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?
id=H.4613826865530632&pid=15.1&H=120&W=160

21. Mosquito Biological Control
Predator of mosquitoes tadpoles
Adult
Habitat:
Pupae
Reference:
http://www.webcrawler.com/info.wbcrwl.305.10/search/images?
ss=t&cid=158935764&ad.segment=info.wbcrwl.305.10&aid=386c2e15-fb75-4aca-8ff389ca953d04b7&ridx=1&q=beetles&fcoid=408&fcop=left&fpid=2
Larvae

22. Frog; Rana Spp. (A Carnivorous)
Reference:
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4893313273365395&pid=15.1&H=118&W=160
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4850574022083600&pid=15.1&H=140&W=160

23. Reference:
http://isearch.babylon.com/?q=gambusia+fish&s=images&as=0&babsrc=NT_ss

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