Table 1 Habitat productivity (emerged adult females/m2) for different mosquito genera in different habitat types in Gezira, central Sudan, February – September 2011 (Mean ± SE of mosquitoes)
Habitat type | No. of habitats | Anopheles spp. | Culex spp. | Aedes spp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jars | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.56 ± 0.5 |
Septic tanks | 7 | 0.0 | 2.86 ± 2.86 | 0.86 ± 0.9 |
Barrels | 10 | 0.6 ± 0.43 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.0 |
Big open water storage | 11 | 0.18 ± 0.18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Irrigation channels | 46 | 0.78 ± 0.29 | 0.5 ± 0.25 | 0.0 |
Animal hoof prints | 47 | 0.15 ± 0.1 | 0.81 ± 0.53 | 0.0 |
Leakage of pipe | 142 | 0.42 ± 0.12 | 1.079 ± 0.52 | 0.014 ± 0.01 |
Tyre tracks | 43 | 0.093 ± 0.06 | 0.0 | 0.0 |