Ecology of the mosquito larvae in urban environments of Cairo Governorate,Egypt.

Mosquitoes were surveyed over one year period in two localities in cairo representing different levels of urban planning: el-muqattam (planned) and abu-seir (unplanned). culex pipiens,cx. perexiguus,cx. pusillus,ochlerotatus caspius,culiseta longiareolata and anopheles multicolor were the collected species at both sites. mosquitoes were more common in abu-seir than in el-muqattam,with larvae of the filaria vector cx. pipiens accounting for 81% and 52% of recorded individuals at these sites,respectively. five types of the potential breeding habitats were detected of which,the cesspits (el-muqattam) and drainage canals (abu-seir) were the most common while springs in el-muqattam and drainage canals in abu-seir were the most productive types. both cx. pipiens and cx. perexiguus bred year round with peaks of abundance coinciding with higher temperatures.