Table 3. Summary of the soil samples collected from different containers, positive habitats and the mosquito species that emerged from Kilifi and Malindi urban sites in coastal Kenya from November 2016 to April 2017 (% +ve = percentage or proportion of larval developmental sites [LSD] positive).
Site | LDS | No. of LDS (% +ve) | Mosquito species | Total adults emerged |
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Kilifi | Tires | 7 (57) | Ae. aegypti | 319 |
Ae. hirsutus | 7 | |||
Ae. vittatus | 1 | |||
Flowerpots | 3 (66) | Ae. aegypti | 2 | |
Water tanks | 2 (0) | - | ||
Malindi | Small container | 1 (100) | Ae. aegypti | 16 |
Tires | 9 (77) | Ae. aegypti | 79 | |
Flowerpots | 7 (71) | Ae. aegypti | 82 |