TITLE:
Mosquito Population Dynamics in the Vicinity of Kindia, Maritime Guinea, Republic of Guinea
AUTHORS:
Namory Keita, Raphael Dore, Amara Cisse, Sergey Yakovlev, Aboubacar Hady Toure, Ibrahima Baïlo Diallo, Abdoulaye Baldé, Mariama Bah, Souleymane Diallo, Bonaventure Kolié, Ibrahima Gouressy, Alphonse Keller Konkon
KEYWORDS:
Mosquito, Population Dynamics, Vicinity of Kindia, Lower Guinea, Republic of Guinea
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Entomology,
Vol.14 No.3,
July
10,
2026
ABSTRACT: Mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) are a family of insects of considerable importance to public health. A total of 4,558 mosquitoes were collected between January 3, 2021, and December 8, 2024, using MP-100 traps. Sixteen mosquito species were identified and classified into a single family, the Culicidae. During the study period, traps were placed inside homes and near patios, yards, and surrounding vegetation from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., following strict guidelines. Very early in the morning, the catches were retrieved with the utmost safety precautions (gloves, alcohol, lab coat, plastic bag). Species identification was carried out at the Entomology Laboratory of the Guinean Institute for Applied Biological Research (GIABR) and the Laboratory for Applied Research in Natural Sciences. Over the course of 3,698 hours and classified into 16 species: Culex quinquefasciatus 1238 (27.16%), Aedes vittatus 751 (16.47%), Anopheles (Anophelinae) coustani 386 (8.46%), Anopheles gambiae 366 (8.02%), Aedes ochraceus 360 (7.49%), Culex univittatus 311 (6.82%), Anopheles (Cellia) funestus 277 (6.07%), Culex antennatus 209 (4.58%), Culex neavei 192 (4.21%), Aedes vexans 185 (4.05%), Aedes dendrophilus 83 (1.82%), Aedes aegypti 74 (1.62%), Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis and Eretmapodites chrysogaster had the same number of mosquitoes collected and the same frequency of 40 (0.87%), Mansonia uniformis 33 (0.72%) and Mansonia africana 13(0.28%). In conclusion, a statistically significant difference was observed between the dry season (83.9%) and the rainy season (16.1%).