From: Resting and feeding preferences of Anopheles stephensi in an urban setting, perennial for malaria
Resting habitats | Roof types | No. of times surveyed | No. of times positive for resting habitats with Anopheles stephensi n (%) | No. of Anopheles stephensi collected | Abdominal conditions | ||||
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Unfed | Freshly fed | Late stage fed | Semi gravid | Gravid | |||||
Cattle sheds (n = 17)b | Asbestos (n = 6) | 79 | 46 (58.2) | 474 | 34 | 30 | 371 | 24 | 15 |
Concrete (n = 7) | 46 | 14 (30.4) | 75 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 0 | |
Thatched (n = 3) | 38 | 14 (36.8) | 96 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 20 | 3 | |
Rooflessa (n = 1) | 20 | 10 (50.0) | 98 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 22 | 5 | |
Human dwellings (n = 245)c | Tiled (n = 6) | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Thatched (n = 188) | 188 | 28 (14.9) | 49 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 12 | |
Asbestos (n = 51) | 51 | 1 (2.0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |