Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue: 3

Study on pests of residential complex and student dormitories of Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

  • Author:
  • Rouhullah Dehghani, Gholamreza Hoseindoost, Nedasadat Seyyedi Bidgoli, Marjan Zamani, Faezeh Ghadami
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 311 to 316

Social Determinants of Health Research Center and Environment Health Department, Health Faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

*Corresponding author's E-mail: nedasadatseyyedi70@yahoo.com

Online published on 9 October, 2017.

Abstract

All houses and student rooms were found infected with sanitary pests, 88% cases were referred to mosquitoes, 69% to ant, 64.5% to cockroaches, 57% to flies, 19% to bees, 7% to scorpions, 5.5% to ticks, 4% to lice, 4% to termite, 2.5% to willow, 2% to ticks and 1% to bug. The cause of severe contamination was unprotected doors, windows, and entrance ways.

Keywords

Bug, household pests, mosquitoes, residential complex, student dormitory