Table 1 Bloodmeal sources for An . Merus collected indoors (PSC and Light traps placed indoors) and outdoors (light traps placed outdoors) in Garithe, Malindi District
From: The bionomics of Anopheles merus (Diptera: Culicidae) along the Kenyan coast
| Â | % of blood meal sources | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Collection | No. Tested | Human | Bovine | Goat/Bovine | Goat | Unknown |
An. merus | Indoors | 64 | 12.1 | 24.4 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 20.7 |
| Â | Outdoors | 19 | 0 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
Total | Â | 83 | 12.1 (10) | 31.7 (26) | 19.6 (16) | 9.8 (9) | 26.8 (22) |
An. gambiae s.s | Indoors | 2 | 0 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| Â | Outdoors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
Total | Â | 6 | 0 (0) | 16.6 (1) | 16.6 (1) | 33.4 (2) | 33.4 (2) |
An. arabiensis | Indoors | 2 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Â | Outdoors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Total | Â | 4 | 0 | 25 (1) | 50 (2) | 0 (0) | 25 (1) |
Unknown | Indoors | 4 | 8.3 | 25 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.7 |
| Â | Outdoors | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
Total | Â | 12 | 8.3 (1) | 25 (3) | 16.8 (2) | 24.9 (3) | 25 (3) |