Table 1 Composition of RVF mosquito species collected in traps with different lights at three time intervals and two locations
Experimental period | N | Species | Treatment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control (incandescent light) | BGR | Blue | Green | Red | Violet | |||
Ijara December 2010 | 14 | Ae. tricholabis | 3464 | 2245 | 1141 | 1338 | 895 | 1395 |
Ae.mcintoshi | 198 | 255 | 137 | 119 | 184 | 121 | ||
Ae.ochraceus | 734 | 732 | 913 | 789 | 582 | 192 | ||
IjaraMay- June 2011 | 11 | Ae. tricholabis | 2755 | 969 | 604 | 314 | 267 | 781 |
Ae.mcintoshi | 196 | 84 | 108 | 64 | 38 | 43 | ||
Ae.ochraceus | 162 | 54 | 61 | 23 | 31 | 40 | ||
Cx. pipiens | 244 | 86 | 81 | 26 | 26 | 78 | ||
Marigat July-September 2011 | 17 | Mn. uniformis | 1195 | 941 | 853 | 747 | 580 | 566 |
Mn. africana | 1134 | 504 | 538 | 531 | 464 | 438 | ||
Cx. pipiens | 682 | 385 | 377 | 242 | 227 | 331 | ||