Identifikasi Jentik Nyamuk Anopheles sp di Dusun Ndasun Desa Mojo Rt 06 Rw 07 Kecamatan Ulujami

Anopheles sp is the most important mosquito genus, because it is the only vector that transmits malaria to humans. Malaria cases in Indonesia in 2021 reached 94,610 compared to the previous year reaching 226,364 cases. Breeding sites for Anopheles sp mosquito larvae, namely stagnant fresh water or salt water, mangrove swamps, aquaculture, fresh water swamps, ponds with lots of aquatic plants or no plants, rice fields, river mouths where the flow is not fast or small ponds filled with rainwater. This study aims to determine the presence of Anopheles sp mosquito larvae in Ndasun Hamlet, Mojo Village, Rt 06 Rw 07, Ulujami District. The type of research conducted in this study was descriptive, identifying Anopheles sp larvae in Ndasun Hamlet, Mojo Village Rt 06 Rw 07, Ulujami District. The identification method was carried out microscopically with a stereo microscope. The results of identification of Anopheles sp mosquito larvae in Ndasun Hamlet, Mojo Village Rt 06 Rw 07, Ulujami District, obtained 660 larvae with the percentage of Anopheles sp larvae being 23% (150 individuals) and other species 77% (500 individuals).