Journal of Mosquito Research 2024, Vol.14, No.2, 100-110 http://emtoscipublisher.com/index.php/jmr 108 These findings emphasize the importance of integrated agricultural and public health policies to address the unintended consequences of agricultural practices on mosquito habitats and vector-borne disease transmission. Irrigation schemes should incorporate larval source management strategies to mitigate the increased risk of malaria. Sustainable livestock management practices are essential to prevent eutrophication and the subsequent rise in mosquito populations. Moreover regulating and carefully managing pesticide use in agriculture is crucial to prevent the development of insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors which can undermine vector control efforts. Improved urban planning and environmental management practices can also reduce artificial breeding sites in urban areas decreasing the prevalence of vector species. The intersection of agricultural practices and mosquito habitat formation presents both challenges and opportunities for public health. Effective management strategies that integrate agricultural productivity with vector control are essential. Recommendations include incorporating vector control measures in irrigation projects promoting sustainable livestock rearing practices to control mosquito proliferation developing guidelines for judicious pesticide use to prevent the selection of insecticide-resistant mosquito populations and enhancing urban planning to minimize artificial breeding sites. By addressing these areas agricultural policies can align with public health goals to create healthier environments and reduce the burden of mosquito-borne diseases. Acknowledgments EmtoSci Publisher thanks the two anonymous peer reviewers for their detailed review and valuable feedback on the manuscript of this study. Conflict of Interest Disclosure Authors affirm that this research was conducted without any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. References Alkhayat F., Ahmad A., Rahim J., Dieng H., Ismail B., Imran M., Sheikh U., Shahzad M., Abid A., and Munawar K., 2020, Charaterization of mosquito larval habitats in qatar, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 27(9): 2358-2365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.07.006 Baker B., Green T., and Loker A., 2020, Biological control and integrated pest management in organic and conventional systems, Biological Control, 140: 104095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104095 Benelli G., and Mehlhorn H., 2016, Declining malaria rising of dengue and zika virus: insights for mosquito vector control, Parasitology Research, 115: 1747-1754. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-4971-z Brugueras S., Martínez B., Puente J., Figuerola J., Porro T., Rius C., Larrauri A., and Gómez-Barroso D., 2020, Environmental drivers climate change and emergent diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and their vectors in southern europe: a systematic review, Environmental Research, 191: 110038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110038 Burkett-Cadena N., and Vittor A., 2017, Deforestation and vector-borne disease: forest conversion favors important mosquito vectors of human pathogens, Basic and Applied Ecology, 26: 101-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BAAE.2017.09.012 Buxton M., Cuthbert R., Dalu T., Nyamukondiwa C., and Wasserman R., 2020, Cattle-induced eutrophication favours disease-vector mosquitoes, The Science of the Total Environment, 715: 136952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136952 Byrne I., Aure W., Manin B., Vythilingam I., Ferguson H., Drakeley C., Chua T., and Fornace K., 2021, Environmental and spatial risk factors for the larval habitats of plasmodium knowlesi vectors in sabah malaysian borneo, Scientific Reports, 11(1): 11810. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90893-1 Byrne I., Chan K., Manrique E., Lines J., Wolie R., Trujillano F., Garay G., Cortez M., Alatrista-Salas H., Sternberg E., Cook J., N’guessan R., Koffi A., Alou L., Apollinaire N., Messenger L., Kristan M., Carrasco-Escobar G., and Fornace K., 2021, Technical workflow development for integrating drone surveys and entomological sampling to characterise aquatic larval habitats of Anopheles funestus in agricultural landscapes in côte d'ivoire, Journal of Environmental and Public Health, (1): 3220244. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/3220244 Chabi J., Baidoo P., Datsomor A., Okyere D., Ablorde A., Iddrisu A., Wilson M., Dadzie S., Jamet H., and Diclaro J., 2016, Insecticide susceptibility of natural populations of Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae (sensu stricto) from okyereko irrigation site ghana west africa, Parasites and Vectors, 9: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1462-0
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