Table 1.
Mean apparent mosquito densities in the Senegal River delta
| CDC light CO2-baited traps | Horse-baited trap | Pigeon-baited traps | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito species | GL ground (n = 15) | GL canopy (n = 12) | RM ground (n = 9) | RB (n = 15) | GL ground (n = 14) | GL canopy (n = 14) |
| Culex neavei | 53.7 ± 53.41 | 106.3 ± 121.51 | 10.4 ± 21.54 | 176.7 ± 275.47 | 3.3 ± 4.16 | 59.4 ± 38.82 |
| Culex tritaeniorynchus | 540.3 ± 755.92 | 408.1 ± 674.02 | 331.5 ± 540.06 | 257.4 ± 485.02 | 1.6 ± 3.71 | 17.4 ± 33.36 |
| Aedes sudanensis | 0 | 0.1 ± 0.29 | 0.7 ± 1.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mansonia uniformis | 21.2 ± 21.92 | 18.3 ± 24.50 | 5 ± 5.96 | 2.2 ± 3.23 | 0.4 ± 0.74 | 0.5 ± 0.85 |
| Aedomyia africana | 0.1 ± 0.35 | 2.1 ± 2.75 | 0 | 0.1 ± 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Anopheles rufipes | 0 | 0.1 ± 0.29 | 0.1 ± 0.33 | 0.1 ± 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Anopheles pharoensis | 6.3 ± 7.82 | 3.2 ± 3.54 | 4.8 ± 8.67 | 29.8 ± 44.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Anopheles ziemanni | 4.3 ± 7.50 | 3.9 ± 6.72 | 1.8 ± 2.49 | 7.1 ± 8.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Culex bitaeniorhynchus | 0.9 ± 1.39 | 0.2 ± 0.39 | 2 ± 4.69 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 ± 0.43 |
| Culex theileri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 ± 0.27 |
| Culex poicilipes | 16.3 ± 15.96 | 68 ± 89.94 | 21.2 ± 49.73 | 20.1 ± 26.33 | 0 | 1.6 ± 2.82 |
| Culex perfuscus | 0.7 ± 1.39 | 0.3 ± 0.89 | 0.1 ± 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mean values per trap per night ± standard deviation for each mosquito species during the whole trapping period are presented according to the trap type, height and location (RB = Ross Bethio, GL = Grand Lampsar, RM = Raïnabé tempory pound, n = number of trap-nights).