Table 3.
Percent composition of mosquito larvae species collected at various habitat types based on vegetation characteristics
| Mosquito species | Short grass (%) | Tall grass (%) | Open sunlit (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An. gambiae s.l. | 618 (39.1) | 2 (0.1) | 959 (60.8) | 1579 (100) |
| An. funestus group | 65 (81.2) | 15 (18.8) | 0(0.0) | 80 (100) |
| An. coustani | 299 (53.6) | 255 (45.7) | 4 (0.7) | 558 (100) |
| An. pharoensis | 40(62.5) | 22 (34.4) | 2 (3.13) | 64 (100) |
| Culex spp. | 620 (41.5) | 37(2.5) | 837 (56.0) | 1494 (100) |
| An. ardensis | 2 (66.7) | 1(33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100) |
| An. azamiae | 40 (76.9) | 0(0.0) | 12 (23.1) | 52 (100) |
| An. christyi | 8 (66.7) | 3(25.0) | 1 (8.3) | 12 (100) |
| An. maculipalpis | 75 (57.5) | 0(0.0) | 55 (42.3) | 130 (100) |
| An. hamoni | 15 (53.6) | 0(0.0) | 13 (46.4) | 28 (100) |
| An. sergentii | 1(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) |
| An. faini | 0 (0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
| Total | 1783 | 335 | 1884* | 4001 |
*Habitats with open sunlit produced the highest number of mosquitoes overall