Table 5. Larval occupation of sites with water inspected during larval surveys carried out between June 2021 and March 2023 in the airport area, Mauritius.
Habitat type with water | No. surveyed | No. sites with larvae by species (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Ae. albopictus | An. arabiensis | Cx. quinq* | ||
Absorption pit, canal, drain | 38 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Basin | 2 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Bottles | 213 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Discarded used tires | 58 | 4 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Drum, pail, bucket | 254 | 6 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Flower pot | 765 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Puddle | 73 | 1 (1.4) | 1 (14) | 0 (0.0) |
Small containers | 485 | 5 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
* Cx. quinq = Culex quinquefasciatus