Table 1.
Overview of sampling blocks, monitoring period and work output of each field technique
| Block | Localities sampled for anophelines | Monitoring time period | Larval surveys | Adult surveys | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of dips | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| A | Talaimannar | Jan 2017–Apr 2017 | 1527 | − | 2 | − | − | 13.75 | 10 | − | 18 | − |
| B | Nadukuda | Jan 2017–Apr 2017 | 1160 | − | 5 | − | − | − | 15 | − | 12 | − |
| C | Pesalai | Dec 2016–May 2017 | 5565 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 28.66 | 76 | 29.19 | 108 | 282 |
| D | Wankalaipadu | Jan 2017–Apr 2017 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | − | 3.75 | 22 | 6 | 60 | 72 |
| E | Erukkalampiddy | Jan 2017–Apr 2017 | 3840 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| F | Olaithuduwal | Jan 2017–Apr 2017 | 2056 | 0 | 3 | − | − | − | 15 | − | 18 | − |
| G | Elluthur | Jan 2017–Apr 2017 | 2658 | 13 | 5 | − | − | 5 | − | 0.66 | 12 | − |
1: ETC; 2: CBTC; 3: DBTC; 4: CBHC; 5: IHC in man hours; 6: Number of rooms tested for PSC; 7: ODC in man hours; 8: HLC (partial) in total man hours; 9: HLC (all night) in total man hours