Table 2 Peridomestic materials, livestock, and vegetation of 230 domestic units located in four rural communities of the Manabí province, Ecuador
From: Limitations of selective deltamethrin application for triatomine control in central coastal Ecuador
Item | Frequency (%) | Average per house |
|---|---|---|
Materials accumulated | Distance from house in meters. Mean (SD) | |
Firewood | 55 | 7 (6) |
Wood for construction | 31 | 6 (5) |
Rock/brick piles | 21 | 6 (6) |
Household trash | 16 | 10 (7) |
Tagua palm frond piles | 14 | 8 (6) |
Coconut palm frond piles | 6 | 8 (3) |
Agricultural refuse | 8 | 12 (9) |
Agricultural products | 24 | 8 (5) |
Vegetation | ||
Brush or scrub | 61 | 9 (6) |
Piñuelas (A. magdalenae) | 51 | 11 (6) |
Bushes (arbustos) | 71 | 9 (6) |
Fruit trees | 63 | 7 (5) |
Coconut Palms | 33 | 10 (7) |
Tagua palms | 17 | 13 (8) |
Domestic animals | Number of animals per house | |
Chikens other birds | 93 | 26 (22) |
Chicken pen | 51 | NA |
Dogs | 74 | 2 (2) |
Guinea pigs | 9 | 5 (4) |
Guinea pig pen | 8 | NA |
Pigs | 51 | 3 (2) |
Sheep or goats | 3 | 6 (3) |
Sheep/goat corral | 10 | NA |