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. 2011 May 24;6(5):e20257. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020257

Table 1. Characteristics of Ae. albopictus sampling sites in Cameroon, April 2007.

Region Locality Number of sampled larval siteshabitat Type of larval habitat Geographic coordinate Climate
East Abong-Mbang 5 Used tires 04°00′N; 13°19′E Subequatorial Guinean climate
Bertoua 5 Tin cans, used tires 04°33′N; 13°46′E Subequatorial Guinean climate
Garoua-Boulai 5 Discarded tanks, tree holes 05°50′N; 14°28′E Subequatorial Guinean climate
Center Ayos 4 Used tires 03°52′N; 12°29′E Subequatorial Guinean climate
Bafia 5 Tin cans, tree holes, used tires 04°44′N; 11°11′E Subequatorial Guinean climate
Yaoundé 6 Car wrecks, used tires 03°54′N; 11°37′E Subequatorial Guinean climate
South-West and Littoral Buea 4 Drums, used tires 04°09′N; 09°13′E Equatorial monsoon with heavy summer rains
Douala 5 Tarpaulins, used tires 04°02′N; 09°41′E Equatorial monsoon with heavy summer rains
Pouma 4 Discarded tanks, tin cans 03°50′N; 10°33′E Equatorial monsoon with heavy summer rains
West and North-West Bamenda 5 Car wrecks, tin cans, used tires 05°58′N; 10°13′E Equatorial monsoon (highlands)
Banganté 4 Drums, tin cans 05°09′N; 10°33′E Equatorial monsoon (highlands)
Bafoussam 5 Car wrecks, tin cans, used tires 05°29′N; 10°26′E Equatorial monsoon (highlands)