Table 1 Entomological indices of R. ecuadoriensis collected in domestic/peridomestic and sylvatic habitats from 23 rural communities located in Loja province, Ecuador

County

Community

Infestation index % (n)

Density

Crowding

Colonization index (%)

Infestation index % (n)

Density

Crowding

Colonization index (%)

Calvas

Chaquizhca

32.3 (31)

1.2

3.7

40

20.5 (73)

1.3

6.5

60

Jacapo

0 (53)

-

-

-

1.8 (56)

0.02

1

100

Catamayo

La Extensa^a

4.3 (47)

8.2

193.5

100

7.3 (41)

0.1

1

100

Santa Rita

0 (20)

-

-

-

0 (22)

-

-

-

Celica

El Guineo^a

0 (17)

-

-

-

12.5 (48)

1.1

87

83

La Ciénega^a

21.4 (42)

12.4

58

78

17.4 (144)

2.7

15.6

72

Chaguarpamba

Amarillos^a

0 (39)

-

-

-

0 (37)

-

-

-

Jorupe

0 (26)

-

-

-

0 (24)

-

-

-

Lozumbe

0 (25)

-

-

-

0 (35)

-

-

-

Mizquillana

0 (29)

-

-

-

0 (10)

-

-

-

Venecia

0 (21)

-

-

-

0 (43)

-

-

-

Espíndola

Tundurama

1.6 (61)

0.02

1

0

0 (8)

-

-

-

Gonzanamá

Algarrobera

0 (27)

-

-

-

0 (9)

-

-

-

San Jacinto^a

9.1 (11)

6.4

70

100

17.4 (190)

3.5

20.4

82

Paltas

Ashimingo

17.2 (29)

8.4

48.6

80

20 (5)

2.2

11

100

Bramaderos^a

19.7 (61)

12.4

62.9

100

40.9 (66)

4.1

10.1

85

Coamine^a

10.9 (46)

28

257.4

80

1.5 (67)

0.1

6

100

Las Cochas

0 (76)

-

-

-

17.4 (23)

0.9

5.3

75

Naranjo Dulce^a

10.8 (37)

0.6

5.8

75

12.7 (71)

1

8.1

89

Quilanga

Galápagos^a

29.4 (34)

21.6

73.3

100

12 (117)

1.3

10.71

86

Jacapo Q^a

0 (22)

-

-

-

3.5 (85)

1.7

47.3

75

Santa Rosa

15.4 (39)

5.2

33.7

100

5.6 (36)

0.6

11

100

Tuburo

18.5 (27)

33.5

181

100

11.1 (9)

1

-

100

Total

8.5 (820)

6.3

73.8

83

11.9 (1,219)

1.6

13.3

80