Table 3. Anopheles species occurrence in experimental dams with different water level drawdown rates in different seasons.
Main malaria transmission season | Dry season | Total | |
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Group 1 (0 mm.d-1) | |||
An. arabiensis | 41 | 24 | 65 |
An. pharoensis | 22 | 19 | 41 |
An. funestus | 3 | 0 | 3 |
An. coustani | 12 | 7 | 19 |
Total | 78 | 51 | 129 |
Group 2 (10 mm.d-1) | |||
An. arabiensis | 32 | 16 | 48 |
An. pharoensis | 17 | 9 | 26 |
An. funestus | 0 | 0 | 0 |
An. coustani | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Total | 56 | 29 | 85 |
Group 3 (15 mm.d-1) | |||
An. arabiensis | 13 | 5 | 18 |
An. pharoensis | 6 | 8 | 14 |
An. funestus | 1 | 0 | 1 |
An. coustani | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Total | 28 | 16 | 44 |
Group 4 (20 mm.d-1) | |||
An. arabiensis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
An. pharoensis | 9 | 4 | 13 |
An. funestus | 0 | 0 | 0 |
An. coustani | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Total | 18 | 8 | 26 |