Species and Seasonal Distribution of Summer Mosquitoes in Seoul

서울특별시내(特別市內) 하기(夏期)모기의 분포상태(分布狀態)

  • Lee, Ho-Wang (Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Sang (Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine)
  • 이호왕 (고려대학교 의과대학 미생물학교실) ;
  • 김용상 (고려대학교 의과대학 미생물학교실)
  • Published : 1976.12.31

Abstract

It has been known that there are more than 50 species of mosquitoes in Korea but little study was done on distribution of summer mosquitoes species in Seoul. The author collected and investigated the species and seasonal distribution of mosquitoes in Seoul from 1967 to 1972. 1) The most abundant species of summer mosquitoe was A. vexans nipponii, $30{\sim}70%$ of total mosquito population. 2) The next abundant species was C. pipiens but there was wide frequencies according to different years. 3) C. tritaeniorhynchus, the vector of Japanese encephalities, was third in order, possesed about 9% of total mosquitoe population every year and reached peak in August and September. 4) It was found that there ware 7 species of mosquitoes commonly in Seoul City.

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