Table 4.
Average annual proportions of host feeding by species of the Anopheles funestus group (n/N, % rounded off to the nearest percentage) by vertebrate host, with corresponding annual climatic parameters, Mamfene, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
| Host | Year | An. Leesoni | An. Parensis | An. Rivulorum | An. Vaneedeni | Annual Mean Temperature (°C) | Annual Mean Relative Humidity (%) | Annual Total Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | Year 1–2015 | 11/13 (85%) | 8/11 (73%) | 2/3 (67%) | 9/9 (100%) | 24.5 | 68.4 | 343.4 |
| Year 2–2016 | 0 | 2/3 (67%) | 3/3 (100%) | 2/2 (100%) | 24.3 | 69.2 | 386.6 | |
| Year 3–May 2017–April 2018 | 5/5 (100%) | 52/58 (90%) | 15/16 (94%) | 5/6 (83%) | 23.1 | 70.7 | 792.8 | |
| Year 4–May 2018–April 2019 | 4/4 (100%) | 40/58 (69%) | 14/17 (82%) | 18/23 (78%) | 23.0 | 72.4 | 534.8 | |
| Goat | Year 1–2015 | 2/13 (15%) | 3/11 (27%) | 1/3 (33%) | 0 | 24.5 | 68.4 | 343.4 |
| Year 2–2016 | 0 | 1/3 (33%) | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 69.2 | 386.6 | |
| Year 3 May 2017–April 2018 | 0 | 5/58 (9%) | 0 | 1/6 (17%) | 23.1 | 70.7 | 792.8 | |
| Year 4 May 2018–April 2019 | 0 | 14/58 (24%) | 2/17 (12%) | 4/23 (17%) | 23.0 | 72.4 | 534.8 | |
| Dog | Year 1–2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.5 | 68.4 | 343.4 |
| Year 2–2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 69.2 | 386.6 | |
| Year 3 May 2017–April 2018 | 0 | 1/58 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 70.7 | 792.8 | |
| Year 4 May 2018–April 2019 | 0 | 1/58 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 72.4 | 534.8 | |
| Pig | Year 1–2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.5 | 68.4 | 343.4 |
| Year 2–2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 69.2 | 386.6 | |
| Year 3 May 2017–April 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1/6 (6%) | 0 | 23.1 | 70.7 | 792.8 | |
| Year 4 May 2018–April 2019 | 0 | 3/58 (5%) | 1/17 (6%) | 1/23 (4%) | 23.0 | 72.4 | 534.8 | |
| Total | 22 | 130 | 39 | 40 |
Note: Mixed-blood meal data from Table 3 were reallocated to represent the host blood meal per species. Thus, the numbers in the table represent the “total number of host blood meals” in a specific An. funestus group species.