Table 2.
Density of Anopheles larvae in different habitat types in Darge and Ghibe study sites (November 2014 to October 2016)
| Study site | Habitat type (n) | Total no. of dips | Total larval count | No. of larvae/dip (Mean ± se) | Total pupal count | No. of pupae/dip (Mean ± se) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darge | Borrow pit (3) | 16 | 228 | 14.3 ± 8.6 | 8 | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
| Hoof print (8) | 52 | 286 | 5.5 ± 1.2 | 8 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | |
| Rain pool (24) | 146 | 806 | 5.5 ± 1.5 | 84 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | |
| Pools at river edge (38) | 231 | 3063 | 13.0 ± 2.1 | 148 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | |
| Pools in drying | 20 | 704 | 35.2 ± 7.9 | 70 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | |
| river beds (4) | ||||||
| Rock pool (7) | 42 | 271 | 6.5 ± 3.4 | 27 | 0.6 ± 0.3 | |
| Tire track (7) | 47 | 300 | 6.4 ± 3.2 | 22 | 0.5 ± 0.2 | |
| Swamp (5) | 43 | 92 | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 13 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | |
| Total | 597 | 5750 | 9.6 | 380 | 0.6 | |
| Ghibe | Borrow pit (4) | 42 | 471 | 11.2 ± 6.3 | 23 | 0.5 ± 0.4 |
| Hoof print (9) | 83 | 328 | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 9 | 0.1 ± 0 | |
| Rain pool (12) | 67 | 800 | 11.9 ± 5.1 | 6 | 0.1 ± 0 | |
| Pools at river edge (24) | 145 | 1146 | 7.9 ± 1.9 | 48 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | |
| Rock pool (4) | 20 | 38 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 0 | 0 ± 0 | |
| Tire track (17) | 138 | 737 | 5.3 ± 2.5 | 28 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | |
| Swamp (1) | 15 | 7 | 0.5 ± 0.0 | 0 | 0 ± 0 | |
| Total | 510 | 3527 | 6.9 | 114 | 0.2 |
Values in italics for mean larval and pupal density indicate mean larval or pupal density of each study site
n number of larval habitat sampled, se standard error of the mean