Table 1 Numbers and percentages of mosquitoes of different species collected from different surfaces inside houses of different types in Ulanga and Kilombero districts, south-eastern Tanzania
Species | Resting surfaces inside houses | Thatched roofs and mud walls | Thatched roofs and brick walls | Metal roofs and un-plastered brick walls | Metal roofs and plastered brick walls | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | ||
Anopheles funestus | Walls | 168 (17.9) | 573 (24.5) | 385 (37.1) | 59 (27.4) | 1185 (26.1) |
Roofs | 519 (55.2) | 762 (32.5) | 166 (16.0) | 43 (20.0) | 1490 (32.9) | |
Other surfaces | 253 (26.9) | 1008 (43.0) | 486 (46.9) | 113 (52.6) | 1860 (41.0) | |
Total | 940 | 2343 | 1037 | 215 | 4535 | |
Anopheles arabiensis | Walls | 111 (21.0) | 42 (12.7) | 21 (26.6) | 4 (10.0) | 178 (18.2) |
Roofs | 227 (43.1) | 165 (49.8) | 6 (7.6) | 12 (30.0) | 410 (42.0) | |
Other surfaces | 189 (35.9) | 124 (37.5) | 52 (65.8) | 24 (60.0) | 389 (39.8) | |
Total | 527 | 331 | 79 | 40 | 977 | |
Culex mosquitoes | Walls | 1089 (25.2) | 700 (25.4) | 683 (32.2) | 929 (31.1) | 3401 (27.9) |
Roofs | 1926 (44.6) | 1352 (49.0) | 389 (18.3) | 431 (14.4) | 4098 (33.6) | |
Other surfaces | 1300 (30.1) | 707 (25.6) | 1051 (49.5) | 1630 (54.5) | 4688 (38.5) | |
Total | 4315 | 2759 | 2123 | 2990 | 12,187 |