Table 5. Environmental field survey sample type categories.

The mains water negative control is not included in the property sample total.

Sample type	Sub-types	No. collected per property	Notes/description
Soil	N/A	2	Collected from opposite ends of the property; temperature and texture recorded
Water	Bore water	1	If present on property
	Bin, bird bath, bowl, bromeliad, bucket, dish, drain, jug/vase, pond, pot, surface water, swimming pool, tray, tub/trough, tire, water feature, water tank, watering can, other	Various	Water sources accessible to mosquitoes
Plants	Food source plants	Various	Plants eaten by wild and feral mammals
	Spiky plants		Plants that could produce a puncturing injury
Feces	Ringtail (RT) possum	Various	Feces from wild native and feral mammals
	Brushtail (BT) possum
	Rodent (rats/mice)
	Rabbit
	Fox
	Other: bat, echidna, wallaby, unidentified
Insects	Mosquitoes	Various	Hematophagous insects, collected by handheld aspirator
	March flies
TOTAL NO. OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES COLLECTED PER PROPERTY		Up to 20