Table 1 Habitat characteristics and proportions of Culex and Anopheles larvae breeding sites in the dry and rainy seasons
Habitat characteristic | Dry season | Rainy season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breeding site | Culex | Anopheles | Breeding site | Culex | Anopheles | |
Gutter | 20 (48.8) | 20 (100) | 0 (0) | 19 (38) | 17 (89.5) | 2 (10.5) |
Stretch of ocean | 8 (19.5) | 8 (100) | 0 (0) | 3 (6) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) |
Irrigated rice fields | 3 (7.3) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 5 (10) | 4 (80) | 5 (100) |
Pools of water | 4 (9.8) | 4 (100) | 3 (80) | 7 (14) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) |
Water tanks | 3 (7.3) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 7 (14) | 7 (100) | 2 (28.6) |
Septic tanks | 3 (7.3) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 5 (9.4) | 4 (80) | 0 (0) |
Tyres | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (5.7) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0) |
Containers | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (7.5) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) |
Total | 41 | 41 (100) | 3 (7.3) | 53 | 44 (83) | 13 (24.5) |