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Table 2 Human landing collections of An. farauti and host movements in Popoheo village.

From: Changes in vector species composition and current vector biology and behaviour will favour malaria elimination in Santa Isabel Province, Solomon Islands

Time pm-am

No. collected outdoors

No. collected indoors

% of total catch

% of villagers outdoors

6-7

100

101

25.9

68.7

7-8

104

100

26.3

51.1

8-9

54

43

12.5

35.4

9-10

39

38

9.9

24.0

10-11

27

25

6.7

13.4

11-12

21

22

5.5

7.6

12-1

2

4

0.8

10.0

1-2

3

5

1.0

10.1

2-3

9

2

1.4

8.1

3-4

5

3

1.0

11.0

4-5

7

4

1.4

13.8

5-6

32

25

7.4

26.4

Totals

403

372

100

 
  1. Collections were made each hour (6 pm-6 am) over 10 nights by three collectors indoors and three collectors outdoors and the percentage of the village population outdoors for each hour (based on a mean of 10 nights and a total village population of 70).