Table 3 Numbers and percentages of mosquitoes of different species collected from surfaces typically not targeted by IRS 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 | Floor | 129 (12.8) | 29 (25.7) | 125 (25.7) | 48 (19.0) | 331 (17.8) |
Furniture | 186 (18.5) | 18 (15.9) | 80 (16.5) | 87 (34.4) | 371 (19.9) | |
Bed nets | 587 (58.2) | 25 (22.1) | 79 (16.3) | 59 (23.3) | 750 (40.3) | |
Clothes | 74 (7.3) | 31 (27.4) | 134 (27.6) | 32 (12.6) | 271 (14.6) | |
Utensils | 32 (3.2) | 10 (8.8) | 68 (14.0) | 27 (10.7) | 137 (7.4) | |
Total | 1008 | 113 | 486 | 253 | 1860 | |
Anopheles arabiensis | Floor | 25 (20.2) | 8 (33.3) | 16 (30.8) | 36 (19.0) | 85 (21.9) |
Furniture | 18 (14.5) | 7 (29.2) | 6 (11.5) | 54 (28.6) | 85 (21.9) | |
Bed nets | 63 (50.8) | 1 (4.2) | 15 (28.8) | 24 (12.7) | 103 (26.5) | |
Clothes | 9 (7.3) | 3 (12.5) | 9 (17.3) | 41 (21.7) | 62 (15.9) | |
Utensils | 9 (7.3) | 5 (20.8) | 6 (11.5) | 34 (18.0) | 54 (13.9) | |
Total | 124 | 24 | 52 | 189 | 389 | |
Culex mosquitoes | Floor | 209 (29.6) | 458 (28.1) | 275 (26.2) | 261 (20.1) | 1203 (25.7) |
Furniture | 189 (26.7) | 470 (28.8) | 191 (18.2) | 461 (35.5) | 1311 (28.0) | |
Bed nets | 100 (14.1) | 123 (7.5) | 236 (22.5) | 100 (7.7) | 559 (11.9) | |
Clothes | 125 (17.7) | 368 (22.6) | 175 (16.7) | 236 (18.2) | 904 (19.3) | |
Utensils | 84 (11.9) | 211 (12.9) | 174 (16.6) | 242 (18.6) | 711 (15.2) | |
Total | 707 | 1630 | 1051 | 1300 | 4688 |