Table 4. Larval occupation of different categories of sites with water inspected during larval surveys carried out between June 2021 and March 2023 in the seaport area, Mauritius.
Habitat type with water | No. surveyed | No. sites with larvae by species (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Ae. albopictus | An. arabiensis | Cx. quinq* | ||
Absorption pit, canal, drain | 358 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Basin | 45 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.9) | 1 (2.2) |
Bottles | 463 | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Discarded used tires | 86 | 8 (9.3) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Drum, pail, bucket | 655 | 6 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Flower pot | 680 | 5 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Puddle | 268 | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) |
Small containers | 1487 | 7 (0.5) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.07) |
* Cx. quinq = Culex quinquefasciatus