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Table 3 Characteristics of larval habitats for Anopheles species in Cordoba, Valle del Cauca and Nariño

From: Larval habitat characteristics of the main malaria vectors in the most endemic regions of Colombia: potential implications for larval control

Characteristic of larval habitats

Cordoba

Nariño

Valle del Cauca

% ABM n = 15

% NTV n = 41

% TRI n = 37

% NEO n = 5

% ABM n = 34

% CAL n = 12

% NTV n = 77

% PPP n = 15

% NEO n = 7

Stability

Temporary

27.3

22.2

5.6

60

30.3

16.7

28.6

33.3

28.6

Permanent

77.7

77.8

94.4

40

69.7

83.3

71.4

66.7

71.4

Type

Excavation site

8.6

11.4

20

69.7

75

16.9

6.7

Fishpond

45.5

60

71.4

20

27.3

13.3

Lagoon

9.1

2.9

2.9

14.3

Stream

2.9

2.9

6.5

26.7

Puddle

36.4

22.9

5.7

60

24.2

16.7

46.8

46.7

71.4

Ditch

9.1

3

6.7

Other

2.9

5.7

3

8.3

2.6

14.3

Vegetation

Present

100

100

100

100

95.9

88.2

96.6

100

92.9

Absent

4.1

11.8

3.4

7.1

Water flow

Stagnant water

100

97.2

94.4

100

97.1

100

93.5

73.3

100

With movement

2.8

5.6

2.9

6.5

26.7

Water clarity

Clear

18.2

11.1

11.4

72.7

75

51.9

73.3

57.1

Turbid

81.8

88.9

88.6

100

27.3

25

48.1

26.7

42.9

Use

Drainage

16.7

3.4

3.2

6.7

Swimming pool

1.3

14.3

Animal

83.3

90.9

86.2

50

27.3

13.3

 

Domestic

4.5

3.4

35.5

45.5

None

4.5

6.9

50

61.3

54.5

71.4

80

85.7

  1. ABM: An. albimanus, NTV: An. nuneztovari s.l., DAR: An. darlingi, TRI: An. triannulatus, PPP: An. pseudopunctipennis, NEO: An. neomaculipalpus, CAL: An. calderoni
  2. The larval habitats were sampled once in different months of the year