Table 2.
Types and frequency of positive breeding habitats plus the average larval density/dip of mosquito species in 14 stations in Qatar.
| Breeding habitat type | N | positive habitat | An. stephensi (%) | Cx. pipiens (%) | Cx. quinquefasciatus (%) | Cx. mattinglyi (%) | Oc. dorsalis (%) | Oc. caspius (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drainage | 14 | 14 | 1 (7.1%) | 8 (57.1) | 5 (35.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (7.1%) |
| Drinking water pools | 26 | 26 | 4 (15.4%)# | 15 (57.6%)# | 11 (42.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Flooding sewage pools | 21 | 21 | 1 (4.7%)* | 1 (4.7%) | 20 (95.2%)* | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Fountain | 42 | 16 | 4 (9.5%)# | 9 (21.4%)# | 3 (7.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Irrigation water pools | 5 | 5 | 4 (80%)#* | 2 (40%)#¥ | 1 (20%)*¥ | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Metal container | 47 | 13 | 1 (2.1%)# | 11 (23.4%)# | 2 (4.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Plastic container | 90 | 21 | 7 (7.7%)* | 3 (3.3%) | 15 (16.6%)* | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Ponds | 47 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Rising water table | 11 | 9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (9.1%) | 6 (54.5%) | 1 (9.1%) |
| Stream | 66 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Treated sewage swamp | 73 | 3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Tire | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Total | 443 | 130 (29.3%) | 22 (4.9%) | 50 (11.3) | 59 (13.3%) | 1 (0.2%) | 8 (1.8%) | 2 (0.4%) |
| average larval density/dip | 11.1 | 26.1 | 72.4 | 14 | 24.3 | 20.7 |
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Co-existence of An. stephensi & Cx. Pipiens.
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An. stephensi & Cx. Quinquefasciatus.
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Cx. pipiens& Cx. quinquefasciatus; N, total number of habitat.