MOSQUITO KEY BREEDING SITES
AT THE PA SAK JOLASID DAM
IN SARABURI PROVINCE, THAILAND
Students (Grade 11)
Chanapat Kanjanasuk,Dechathorn Borisuth,Kantaworrawat Duangboon,Kanyapat Yaijui,Kanyavee Yaijui,
Kulrapat Sriin,Nannapat Tirapairojana,Napath Krinara,Nantiwat Dabbaransi,Nittiya Chaosukum,Pichamol Kongchom,
Phenphitcha Burakhon,Phatcharapa Phetkhum,Praeploy Khoonsawad,Pirinya Wongvisit,Piriyaporn Puckdeepolgate,
Suchanya Naksiri,Varatchaya Thongdee
Teachers
Maneerat Moonsaeng, Kreangsak Dujjanuthas
“ Chonprathanwittaya School ”
INTRODUCTION
Mosquitoes are vectors of diseases
Dengue fever Zika fever Lymphatic Malaria
Aedes Aedes filariasis Anopheles
mosquitoes mosquitoes. Tiger mosquitoes
mosquitoes
INTRODUCTION
Number of patients with dengue fever in Thailand Number of patients with dengue fever in Saraburi , Thailand
200000 1400
1200
Number of patients
Number of patients
150000 1000
800
100000
600
50000 400
200
0 0
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Year Year
According to statistics on dengue fever Saraburi Province reported 1,207 cases of
cases in 2023, the number of cases in dengue fever in 2023, reflecting the
Thailand has increased compared to continued spread of the disease in various
previous years, with a total of 156,097 parts of the country.
cases nationwide.
OBJECTIVES
1. To study the number and
types of mosquito larvae
found in 2 study areas
2. To compare data from the
GLOBE database with the
study sites
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Study site
Thailand country Saraburi Province Pa Sak Jolasid Dam
Survey of mosquito larvae was conducted at Pa Sak Jolasid Dam
Saraburi Province, the Central region of Thailand.
Methods
1. Prepare all equipment for catching mosquito larvae.
• Plastic bag. • Fish net • 70% alcohol • plastic spoons • clip on lens 60x • rubber band and pen
2. Explore houses around Pa Sak Jolasit Dam and collect larval samples
for classification.
Measure the amount for scooping and
of water found put the scooped
Inspect every container Classification
in the container. organism in
a plastic bag.
Methods
3. GLOBE Observer: mosquito habitat mapper app
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Choose mosquito 2. Select the New 3,4 Observe the date and time and the 5. Choose a container 6.Take a photo of the
item Mosquito of latitude and longitude coordinates of the or source where mosquito larvae found
observation habitat. place where the mosquitoes were found. mosquitoes are found. in the container.
Methods
4. GLOBE Observer: mosquito habitat mapper : www.globe.gov
Select
retrieve Data (ADAT)
Choose globe data select protocols
Click enter the Data Access Tool
Select
Apply Filter
Choose Mosquito Habitat Mapper Select Download Summary Data Data Mosquito Habitat Mapper
and click Add to filter. and Load files to drive
Methods
Container type
Man made Man made Natural Natural
Methods
Metal/Plastic/Earthen
Metal Plastic Earthen Other container
Methods
Mosquito species
Aedes aegypti Aedes albopitus Culex spp. Toxorhynchites spp.
Results & Discussion
Ae. aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Culex spp.Armigeres spp. and
Toxorhynchites spp.
Most of the larval species in
Pa Sak Joalasid Dam is Aedes
albopictus. Because they feed on the
blood at the mammals near the dam
which makes them breed fast
Most of the larval species in
Supatta Resort is Toxorhynchites
because this species of larvae’s
prey on other larvae’s to survive X²₄ = 14.000 P < 0.01
Results & Discussion
Natural /Man made Containers
Most of the containers found
were man made containers
X²₄= 14.000 P < 0.01
Results & Discussion
Metal/ Plastic /Earthen /Other Containers
• Most Other containers were
found at the Supatta Resort.
• Most Plastic containers were
found at the Pa sak Jolasid.
X²₄= 14.000 P < 0.01
Results & Discussion
Lid / without Lid Containers
Found that there were more
containers without lids than
those with lids.
Found that the most
containers at the Supatta
Resort
X²₄= 14.000 P < 0.01
Results & Discussion
Water Levels (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%)
• Most containers with a water
content of 25% are found in
Pa Sak Jolasid.
• It was found that in the Pa Sak
Jolasid the container with the
least water was the one with
100% water.
X²₁₆ = 28.000 P < 0.05
Conclusion
1. At Pa Sak Jolasid Dam, Aedes albopictus was found the most, while at Supatta
Resort, Toxorhynchites was found the most.
2. At Pa Sak Jolasid Dam and Supatta Resort, the most common containers found
were man-made.
3. At Pa Sak Jolasid Dam, the most common material found was plastic, while at
Supatta Resort, the most common containers were other types, such as used
tires.
4. At Pa Sak Jolasid Dam, most containers no lids were found, while at Supatta
Resort, only containers no lids were found.
5. At Pa Sak Jolasid Dam, the highest proportion of water found was 25%, while
at Supatta Resort, the highest proportion of water found was 70%.
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Acknowledgements
We thank Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee, Assoc.
and Prof. Dr. Mullica Jaroensutasinee staffs of Walailak
University for helping with experimental design, fieldwork,
data analysis, and manuscript preparation.
Chonprathanwittaya School, the Center of Excellence for
Ecoinformatics, and Walailak University partly supported
this work.
THANK YOU!
