IDENTIFIKASI KEBERADAAN NYAMUK ANOPHELES SPP: STUDI KASUS DI WILAYAH PELABUHAN DWIKORA PONTIANAK

Abstract

The Anopheles spp mosquito is widespread in various parts of the world from tropical to sub-tropical regions, and is a mosquito that carries disease vectors. Pontianak as a port city allows the spread of malaria and arbovirus from Anopheles spp mosquitoes and data on Anopheles spp mosquitoes as vectors is still lacking. The purpose of this study is the implementation of the duties and functions of Class II Pontianak KKP in controlling environmental risks at airports, ports, and cross country land borders and knowing the population data of Anopheles spp mosquitoes in the port area of Dwikora Pontianak. This research is a descriptive study with a cross sectional design to get a descriptive description of the Anopheles spp mosquito population in the area of the Port of Dwikora, Pontianak. Based on the results of the research, the description of the conditions around the port of Dwikora Pontianak is a very dense area and there are sewers of household and office waste. In February - March 2021 with the bait-catching method, 568 mosquitoes were found, 566 Culex quinquefasciatus (99.6%) and 2 (0.4%) Aedes albopictus mosquitoes were not found (0%). . Based on gender, the number of mosquitoes caught in the Perimeter and Buffer area of Dwikora Port Pontianak were 568 mosquitoes with 293 male mosquitoes (51.58%) and 275 female mosquitoes (48.42%). Conclusion 99.6% of the mosquitoes caught were Culex spp mosquitoes from the Culex quinquefasciatus species and no Anopheles spp mosquitoes were found (0%)