Table 3 Mosquito heads from Western and Upper East regions, Ghana cleared and examined for cibarial armature
District (hotspot/control) | Mosquito species | Mean no. of teeth/SD | Median (teeth range) | Description of teeth (shape) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahanta West (hotspot) | An. coluzzii | 16.0/ ± 1.0 | 16 (15–17) | Sharp/pointed/long |
Culex species | 24.3/ ± 2.2 | 24.5 (21–27) | Small/blunt/short | |
Mansonia species | 0.0/ ± 0.0 | 0 (0) | Teeth absent | |
Aedes species | 0.0/ ± 0.0 | 0 (0) | Teeth absent | |
An. melas | 13.3/ ± 0.5 | 13 (13–14) | Sharp/pointed/long | |
Mpohor (control) | An. coluzzii | 16.0/ ± 1.7 | 15 (15–18) | Sharp/pointed/long |
Culex species | 25.2/ ± 1.4 | 25 (23–27) | Small/blunt/short | |
Mansonia species | 0.0/ ± 0.0 | 0 (0) | Teeth absent | |
Aedes species | 0.0/ ± 0.0 | 0 (0) | Teeth absent | |
Kassena Nankana West (hotspot) | An. coluzzii | 15.8/ ± 1.8 | 15 (13–18) | Sharp/pointed/long |
An. pharoensis | 21.3/ ± 1.5 | 21 (20–23) | Pointed/deep-rooted/narrow based | |
Culex species | 26.8/ ± 2.0 | 26 (25–30) | Small/blunt/short | |
Mansonia species | 0.0/ ± 0.0 | 0 (0) | Teeth absent | |
Aedes species | 0.0/ ± 0.0 | 0 (0) | Teeth absent | |
An. arabiensis | 16/ ± 0.0 | 16 (16) | Sharp/pointed/long | |
Bongo (control) | An. coluzzii | 15.8/ ± 1.4 | 15 (14–18) | Sharp/pointed/long |
An. pharoensis | 20.7/ ± 1.2 | 20 (20–22) | Pointed/deep-rooted/narrow based | |
Culex species | 25.8/ ± 2.7 | 24 (24–30) | Small/blunt/short | |
Mansonia species | 0.0/ ± 0.0 | 0 (0) | Teeth absent | |
Aedes species | 0.0/ ± 0.0 | (0) | Teeth absent | |
An. arabiensis | 16/ ± 0.0 | 16 (16) | Sharp/pointed/long |