Table 3 Anopheles larvae species composition per habitat type
From: Identifying the most productive breeding sites for malaria mosquitoes in The Gambia
Habitat type | Total number of larvae sampled | Proportion of larvae identified in % (n) | Anopheles species composition based on identified specimen in % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | gambiae s.l. | gambiae s.s.* | arabiensis* | melas* | coustani | pharaoensis | others |
Floodwater (n = 22) | 95 | 34.7 (33) | 21.2 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 30.3 | 18.2 | 30.3 |
Rice field (n = 21) | 71 | 32.4 (23) | 17.4 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 47.8 | 8.7 | 26.1 |
Stream fringe (n = 15) | 76 | 39.5 (30) | 10.0 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 20.0 | 16.7 |
Pool (n = 15) | 213 | 21.1 (45) | 53.3 | 6.7 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 28.9 | 11.1 | 6.7 |
Puddle (n = 6) | 158 | 20.3 (32) | 87.5 | 3.1 | 81.3 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
Man-made pits (n = 4) | 95 | 16.8 (16) | 87.5 | 6.3 | 75.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 |