Table 2. Abundance and distribution of juvenile mosquitoes in water-filled containers identified during household surveys (N = 155) on Majuro atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, 3–8 November, 2011.
Container Class(representative types) | Number of Containers per 100 Households (% of Water-filled Containers Inspected) | ||
With Water | Larvae or Pupae Present | >20 Pupae Present | |
Water Storage(tanks, cisterns, drums) | 235 | 133 (57) | 17 (7) |
Discarded Tires | 76 | 67 (88) | 5 (7) |
Domestic Utensils in Use(buckets, cooking pots,wash tubs, garbage cans) | 105 | 58 (56) | 4 (14) |
Containers with Plants(planter pots, vases) | 28 | 21 (75) | 2 (7) |
Small Refuse(bottles, cans, food packaging) | 83 | 55 (67) | 1 (1) |
Natural Containers(coconut shells, tree holes, leaf axils) | 46 | 38 (82) | 1 (3) |
Large Refuse(discarded appliances,furniture and vehicles) | 23 | 16 (69) | 1 (3) |
Miscellaneous Items(animal watering pans,tarps, boats, wells) | 54 | 24 (45) | 3 (5) |
Total | 650 | 413 (64) | 34 (5) |