Table 2.
Habitat type | Total number of each habitat type | Percentage of habitat type with An. funestus larvaea |
---|---|---|
River streamsb | 695 | 74.0 |
Ground poolsc | 212 | 15.0 |
Spring-fed wells and dug pitsd | 409 | 4.8 |
Brick and concrete pitsd | 49 | 0.6 |
Agricultural fields/rice fields | 27 | 1.1 |
Ditch | 68 | 4.5 |
Hoofprint | 10 | 0.0 |
Puddle and tyre track | 0 | – |
Total | 1466 | 100 |
aValues are averaged across villages
bDuring the survey, river streams were divided into 50-m-long segments, and each segment was individually characterized. This habitat class also included remnant water pools on the riverbeds and, therefore, multiple segments could be part of the same river stream
cGround pools included large or small marshes and ponds with stagnating water, sometimes with vegetation present
dHabitats defined as pits included spring-fed wells and dug pits, as well as brick and concrete pits, and all were created by communities