Table 1 Summary of March – June 2000 collections with examinations of An. gambiae s.l. females for reproductive status, blood meal and sporozoite indices
From: Dry season ecology of Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes in The Gambia
| Â | Collection type: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Spray (Rooms) | Search (Rooms) | Light trap (Rooms) | Light trap (Wells) | Light trap (Animal shelters) | Light trap (Grain stores) |
No. of collections | 300 | 560 | 235 | 101 | 54 | 11 |
No. of An. gambiae s.l. females | 1125 | 248 | 652 | 50 | 46 | 20 |
An. gambiae s.l. females per collection | 3.75 | 0.44 | 2.77 | 0.49 | 0.85 | 1.82 |
Proportion parous (%) | 93 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 88 | 100 |
Proportion gravid (%) | 12 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Proportion with blood meal (%) | 83 | 82 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 25 |
No. positive for sporozoites | 0/1104 | 0/229 | 0/332 | 0/15 | 0/17 | 0/12 |