Table 3 Triatomine infestation found over three visits in four rural communities in Portoviejo county, the Manabí province, Ecuador*
From: Limitations of selective deltamethrin application for triatomine control in central coastal Ecuador
Rhodnius ecuadoriensis | Panstrongylus howardi | Both triatomines | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial visit | 6 month | 12 month | Initial visit | 6 month | 12 month | Initial visit | 6 month | 12 month | |
Houses infested¥ | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
Infestation index (%) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
Density index | 1.8 ± 6.0 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 7.1 | 0.2 ± 2.8 | 0.2 ± 1.0 | - | 2.0 ± 6.3 | 1.21 ± 4.3 | 1.5 ± 7.1 |
(0--38) | (0--29) | (0--58) | (0--17) | (0--7) | - | (0--38) | (0--29) | (0--58) | |
Crowding index | 13.9 ± 10.9 | 8.5 ± 9.0 | 14.7 ± 18 | 4.8 ± 5.8 | 3.5 ± 2.8 | - | 13.7 ± 10.6 | 8.3 ± 31.1 | 14.7 ± 18 |
(1--38) | (1--29) | (1--58) | (0--15) | (0--7) | - | (1--38) | (1--29) | (1--58) | |
Colonization index (%) | 93 | 62 | 91 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 94 | 63 | 91 |