House Screening - Biological and Environmental Control of Disease Vectors - page 120

Table 7.1. Continued

(Peri-) Domestic
habitats a of rural
tropical housing

Vectors of primary
importance Order (Sub/Super) Family Important genera Associated diseases Key citations

Breeding peri-domestically
Diptera Biting midges

(Ceratopogonidae)

Culicoides Serous cavity fi lariasis Culicoides grahamii ,

C . austeni , C .
inornatipennis

Rubbish pits, dung,
banana tree
stumps

Mellor et al ., 2000;
Agbolade et al ., 2006

Mosquitoes
(Culicidae)

Stegomyia , Culex ,
Anopheles ,
Mansonia

Malaria, yellow fever,
lymphatic fi lariasis,
many arboviral
encephalitides

Anopheles gambiae
s.s, b,c Stegomyia
aegypti , b Culex
quinquefasciatus , b,c
Stegomyia
albopicta b

Larvae: water butts,
septic tanks, rain
puddles, hoof
prints
Adults: resting in
human and animal
dwellings

Pates and Curtis, 2005;
Gratz, 2004; Burke et
al ., 2010

Sandfl ies
(Phlebotominae)

Lutzomyia ,
Phlebotomus

Cutaneous and
visceral
leishmaniasis

Phlebotomus
argentipes , P .
papatasi , b,c
Lutzomyia
longipalpis c

Cattle sheds, brick
stacks, pig pens,
cracks in mud
fl oors and walls

Campbell-Lendrum et al .,
2001; Feliciangeli, 2004

Blowfl ies and
botfl ies
(Calliphoridae,
Oestridae)

Calliphora,
Chrysomya,
Cordylobia,
Dermatobia

Myiasis and enteric
infections

Dermatobia hominis ,
Cordylobia
anthropophaga
and many other
species

Larvae: carrion,
tissues of living
hosts

Francesconi and Lupi,
2012