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This study characterized the breeding habitats of\n                      <jats:italic>Anopheles<\/jats:italic>\n                      mosquitoes in rural communities in different ecological zones in Ghana during the dry and rainy seasons.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The spatio-temporal distribution, species composition, and abundance of larval\n                      <jats:italic>Anopheles<\/jats:italic>\n                      mosquitoes in breeding habitats were studied in five locations in three ecological zones of Ghana. These were Anyakpor (coastal savannah area), Duase (forest area), and Libga, Pagaza, and Kpalsogu (Sahel savannah area). Larvae were collected using standard dippers and were raised in the insectary for identification.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Out of a total of 7984 mosquito larvae collected, 2152 (27.26%) were anophelines and were more abundant in the rainy season (70.82%) than in the dry season (29.18%). The anophelines comprised 2128 (98.88%)\n                      <jats:italic>An. gambiae<\/jats:italic>\n                      s.l., 16 (0.74%)\n                      <jats:italic>An. rufipes<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and 8 (0.37%)\n                      <jats:italic>An. pharoensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      . In the coastal savannah and forest zones, dug-out wells were the most productive habitat during the dry (1.59 larvae\/dip and 1.47 larvae\/dip) and rainy seasons (11.28 larvae\/dip and 2.05 larvae\/dip). Swamps and furrows were the most productive habitats in the Sahel savannah zone during the dry (0.25 larvae\/dip) and rainy (2.14 larvae\/dip) seasons, respectively.\n                      <jats:italic>Anopheles coluzzii<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the most abundant sibling species in all the ecological zones.\n                      <jats:italic>Anopheles melas<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>An. arabiensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      were encountered only in the coastal savannah and the Sahel savannah areas, respectively. Larval habitat types influenced the presence of larvae as well as larval density (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The land-use type affected the presence of\n                      <jats:italic>Anopheles<\/jats:italic>\n                      larvae (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001), while vegetation cover influenced larval density (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The most productive habitats were dug-out wells in the coastal savannah and forest zones, and furrows from irrigated canals in the Sahel savannah zone.\n                      <jats:italic>Anopheles coluzzii<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the predominant vector species in all the ecological zones. The abundance of\n                      <jats:italic>Anopheles<\/jats:italic>\n                      breeding habitats and larvae were influenced by anthropogenic activities. 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