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Table 2 The parity and biting profile of Anopheles farauti compared for each hour of the night

From: The bionomics of the malaria vector Anopheles farauti in Northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands: issues for successful vector control

   

Mean biting rate (b/p/h)

Mean parous biting rate (b/p/h)

Time

Parity

n/total

Indoor

Outdoor

Indoor

Outdoor

18.00-19.00

0.433

213/492

0.984

2.823

0.426

1.222

19.00-20.00

0.517

478/925

2.302

5.125

1.189

2.648

20.00-21.00

0.574

332/561

1.587

2.875

0.911

1.650

21.00-22.00

0.567

166/293

0.746

1.586

0.423

0.899

22.00-23.00

0.581

129/222

0.683

1.078

0.397

0.626

23.00-00.00

0.663

114/172

0.548

0.828

0.363

0.549

00.00-01.00

0.678

99/146

0.548

0.594

0.371

0.403

01.00-02.00

0.670

61/91

0.357

0.375

0.239

0.251

02.00-03.00

0.623

43/69

0.310

0.242

0.193

0.151

03.00-04.00

0.767

56/72

0.381

0.211

0.292

0.162

04.00-05.00

0.550

60/109

0.444

0.523

0.245

0.288

05.00-06.00

0.538

98/182

0.794

0.781

0.427

0.421

Total

0.551

1,839/3,335

0.807

1.422

0.412

0.727

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