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Table 5 Bloodmeal sources from parous and nulliparous An. pseudopunctipennis in Mataral

From: Host choice and human blood index of Anopheles pseudopunctipennis in a village of the Andean valleys of Bolivia

 

An. pseudopunctipennis from human landing catches

An. pseudopunctipennis from other sources of sampling

N° of bloodmeals taken on humans (percentage)

N° of bloodmeals taken on animals (percentage)

N° of bloodmeals taken on humans (percentage)

N° of bloodmeals taken on animals (percentage)

From parous females

17 (77.3%)

19 (73.1%)

15 (71.4%)

48 (63.2%)

From nulliparous females

5 (22.7%)

7 (26.9%)

6 (28.6%)

28 (36.8%)

Total

22

26

21

76

  1. Number and percentage (in brackets) of bloodmeals from parous and nulliparous An. pseudopunctipennis, from human landing catches (i.e. from mosquitoes coming back to bite humans), and from other sources of sampling (cave, 200 l-drums, CDC light-traps)