Table 6.

Blood meal sources of resting Anopheles mosquitoes in the study area, Dembiya District, north-western Ethiopia

Collection method	Location	Species	No. analyzed	HBI (%)	BBI (%)	MB (%)	Un (%)
Pit shelter	Outdoor	An. arabiensis	41	0.07(7.3)	0.41(41.5)	0.049(4.9)	0.56(56.1)
		An. pharoensis	2	0	0.5(50)	0	0.5(50)
Mouth Aspirator	Indoor	An. arabiensis	11	0	0.27(27.3)	0	0.72(72.7)
		An. pharoensis	2	0	0	0	2
	Outdoor	An. arabiensis	8	0.12(12.5)	0.6(62.5)	0	0.25(25)
		An. pharoensis	2	0	0.5(50)	0	0.5(50)
		An. coustani	1	0	0	0	1
Pyrethrum Spray catches	Indoor	An. arabiensis	24	0.08(8.3)	0.37(37.5)	0	0.54(54.2)
		An. pharoensis	2	0	0	0	2
	13.	Total	93	0.06(6.5)	0.38(38.7)	0.02(2.2)	0.56(56.9)

HBI: Human Blood Index, BBI: Bovine Blood Index; MB: Mixed Blood, Un: Unknown