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Published in final edited form as: J Med Entomol. 2006 May;43(3):543–551. doi: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[543:hpoaad]2.0.co;2

Table 4.

Host preference of Ae. albopictus for humans, dogs, and cats in suburban neighborhoods (n = 8) in Raleigh, NC, during the 2003 mosquito season

Mean feeding index ± SEa
Cats vs. dogs Cats vs. humans Dogs vs. humans
Per residence
 Host abundance
  Neighborhood-wideb 1.0 ± 0.2a 6.3 ± 1.3b 4.4 ± 0.9b
  Residence-specificc 0.4 ± 0.1a 2.6 ± 2.2b 5.4 ± 1.1b
 Host abundance time-weighted
  Neighborhood-wideb 0.5 ± 0.1b 0.2 ± 0.04a 0.7 ± 0.2b
  Residence-specificc 0.1 ± 0.02a 0.1 ± 0.02a 0.7 ± 0.2b
Per hectare
 Host abundance
  Neighborhood-wideb 0.5 ± 0.1a 2.6 ± 0.5b 4.1 ± 0.8c
  Residence-specificc 0.3 ± 0.1a 0.4 ± 0.1a 1.3 ± 0.3b
Host abundance time-weighted
  Neighborhood-wideb 0.5 ±3 0.04b 0.2 ± 0.1a 0.4 ± 0.1b
  Residence-specificc 0.1 ± 0.02a 0.2 ± 0.03a 1.2 ± 0.2b
a

Means within the same row followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P=0.05 by Tukey’s HSD test.

b

All residences in neighborhoods were used in calculating host-feeding indices.

c

Only residences where host-specific bloodmeals were collected were used in calculating host-feeding indices.