but its success is dependent on the results of the entomological investigation. This work exploited our entomological survey on sandflies conducted in 2014 at Moulay Yaâcoub province, which showed that sandflies are unevenly distributed and that abundance and species richness vary from one locality to another, and to understand and explain the spatial distribution of species of sandflies in the Moulay Yaâcoub Province and study the impact of certain factors that seem to affect this distribution. This study is based on the analysis of four environmental factors and their relationship with the abundance and distribution of sandflies species in the study area. These factors are; altitude, soil type, vegetation, and environmental hygiene. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of environmental factors on the spatial distribution of sandflies in different areas of Moulay Yaâcoub Province in North Central Morocco.
Materials and Methods
Study zoneThe study was conducted in the province of Moulay Yacoub, which was established in 2003. Moulay Yacoub Province is part of the Fez-Meknes region and consists of eleven localities, one municipality (Moulay Yaâcoub), and ten rural towns, which include: