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Population density of mosquito within Yawuri flat Area Sokoto state, Nigeria

Mosquitoes are known to be vectors of various diseases, including malaria, dengue fever, Zika virus, and West Nile virus. The aim of this research is to determine the population density of mosquito within Yawuri Flat Area, Sokoto state. Light trap and outdoor sampling method was employed for a period of three days (3 days) at a time interval of 6 pm to 7 am. Pyrethrum spray catch was employed using white spread materials at early morning for a period of three days (3 days) from 6am to 7am interval. All data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 22 software (Version 22.0). The number of insec…