Table 1.
Relative abundance and sampling method comparison of mosquito species collected during winter period (November–April) at sites in Walton County, FL (2013–2014)
| Relative abundance (percent of total collection) |
CO2-baited light trap |
Resting shelter |
Poisson regression |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | Mean | Mean | Wald’s chi-square | P | |
| Mosquito | (N = 285) | (N = 177) | (N = 53) | (N = 99) | (N = 200) | (N = 212) | ||||
| Ae. canadensis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.4 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 10.1 | 0.002 |
| Ae. sticticus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 12.2 | 0.001 |
| An. crucians | 7.0 | 14.1 | 28.3 | 15.2 | 29.5 | 14.6 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 15.2 | <0.001 |
| An. punctipennis | 2.5 | 6.2 | 15.1 | 8.1 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 14.1 | <0.001 |
| Cs. melanura | 22.4 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 29.7 | 0.14 | 0.51 | 74.3 | <0.001 |
| Cx. erraticus | 31.8 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 48.5 | 35.5 | 9.9 | 0.20 | 0.66 | 91.3 | <0.001 |
| Cx. nigripalpus | 9.4 | 16.9 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 20.1 | <0.001 |
| Cx. restuans | 1.1 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 3.9 | 0.048 |
| Cx. territans | 18.2 | 23.7 | 7.6 | 21.2 | 5.0 | 10.9 | <0.01 | 0.45 | 25.0 | <0.001 |
| Ur. sapphirina | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0.01 | 0.05 | 7.2 | 0.007 |
| Minor species (N = 14) | 3.8 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | – | – | – | – |
Mean values for sampling methods are females captured per sampling occasion at a site. Species representing less than 1% of the total samples, individually, are combined as “Minor species”.