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Table 1 Aquatic habitats surveyed and anopheline larvae collections in Hobe, Dirama and Wurib Kebeles of Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia (July 2008 to June 2010)

From: Abundance and dynamics of anopheline larvae in a highland malarious area of south-central Ethiopia

Kebele

Study site

Habitat Type (n)

Anopheline larvae stages (n)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Total

Hobe

Hobe

Odamo stream(1)

673

671

691

267

2302

  

Wells (5)

0

0

0

0

0

  

Rain pools (11)

25

12

0

0

37

  

Hoof/Foot prints (20)

0

0

0

0

0

Dirama

Dirama

Akamuja stream (1)

942

741

739

503

2925

  

Rain pools (3)

13

0

0

0

13

  

Hoof/Foot prints (10)

0

0

0

0

0

  

False banana axils (2)

0

0

0

0

0

Wurib

Meter

Assas stream (1)

613

432

390

526

1961

  

Wells (2)

0

0

0

0

0

  

Rain pools (4)

0

0

0

0

0

  

Hoof/Foot prints (9)

0

0

0

0

0

  

false banana axils (8)

0

0

0

0

0

 

Beko

Beko Swamp (1)

905

558

446

385

2294

  

Wells (2)

0

0

0

0

0

  

Rain pools (2)

0

0

0

0

0

  

Hoof/Foot prints (3)

0

0

0

0

0

  

false banana axils (2)

0

0

0

0

0

  

Total

3171

2414

2266

1681

9532

  1. Numbers in parentheses represent habitats surveyed.