Table 1. Mosquito abundance by taxa and collection method in three villages on Mafia Islands.
| Mosquito taxa collected | Chole | Kiegeani | Kilindoni | Total collected (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light trap (%) | Gravid trap (%) | Light trap (%) | Gravid trap (%) | Light trap (%) | Gravid trap (%) | ||
| An. gambiae complex | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 93 (0.7) | 1 (0.0) | 352 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 448 (1.2) |
| An. funestus group | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 178 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 187 (0.5) |
| Cx. quinquefasciatus | 208 (35.6) | 1516 (95.9) | 11044 (85.1) | 14715 (99.7) | 3122 (73.2) | 4294 (99.1) | 34899 (90.6) |
| Other species¥ | 374 (64.0) | 64 (4.1) | 1837 (14.1) | 47 (0.3) | 612 (14.4) | 37 (0.9) | 2971 (7.7) |
| Total by trap/village | 584 | 1580 | 12983 | 14763 | 4264 | 4331 | 38505 |
¥Other non-filarial vector mosquitoes