Table 1.
Mosquito populations and composition from two villages in Masasi District
| Mosquito taxa | Maparagwe Village | Mbuyuni Village | Total collection, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor, n (%) | Outdoor, n (%) | Indoor, n (%) | Outdoor, n (%) | ||
| Anopheles gambiae complex | 15 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (0.1) |
| An. funestus group | 63 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 73 (0.6) |
| Culex quinquefasciatus | 1199 (84.3) | 5484 (85.2) | 347 (77.6) | 3427 (82.7) | 10 457 (84) |
| Other mosquitoes | 145 (10.2) | 954 (14.8) | 90 (20.1) | 718 (17.3) | 1907 (15.3) |
| Total by trap/village | 1422 | 6438 | 447 | 4145 | 12 452 |
Other mosquito species include Culex sinilius, Coquilettidia spp. and Aedes spp.