Table 4 Monthly parous biting rates (MPBRs) by village, season, trapping technique and sibling species of the S. damnosum complex

Brong-Ahafo

Asubende

Dry February 2011

V/C

877

877

-

-

-

-

Human-Tent

64

64

-

-

-

-

Cow-Tent

130

130

-

-

-

-

Agborlekame

Dry February 2010

V/C

274

274

-

-

-

-

Human-Tent

16

16

-

-

-

-

Cow-Tent

0

0

-

-

-

-

Volta

Asukawkaw Ferry

Wet August 2009

V/C -

-

-

-

-

-

-

Human-Tent

389

0

383

5

-

-

Cow-Tent

98

0

35

12

-

-

Dry March 2010

V/C

2608

850

113

1669

-

-

Human-Tent

447

48

64

337

-

-

Cow-Tent

447

38

127

288

-

-

Dry February 2011

V/C

2360

1545

106

1414

-

-

Human-Tent

262

33

25

232

-

-

Cow-Tent

103

49

0

57

-

-

Dodi Papase

Wet August 2009

V/C

-

-

-

-

-

-

Human-Tent

96

0

0

96

-

-

Cow-Tent

56

7

0

48

-

-

Dry March 2010

V/C

856

ND

66

727

-

-

Man-Tent

84

0

8

76

-

-

Cow-Tent

54

0

0

54

-

-

Dry February 2011

V/C

ND

ND

ND

ND

-

-

Man-Tent

370

15

0

351

-

-

Cow-Tent

151

11

0

140

-

Pillar 83/Djodji

Wet July 2009

V/C

-

-

-

-

-

-

Human-Tent

0

-

-

0

-

-

Cow-Tent

20

-

-

7

-

-

Dry March 2010

V/C

3362

321

-

3142

-

-

Human-Tent

207

0

0

207

-

-

Cow-Tent

250

0

0

250

-

-

Dry February 2011

V/C

4419

32

20

4429

0

-

Man-Tent

805

0

0

833

-

-

Cow-Tent

487

0

0

495

-

-

Western

Bosomase

Wet August 2009

V/C

1006

-

-

-

-

1006

Human-Tent

223

-

-

ND

-

223

Cow-Tent

311

-

-

-

-

311

Dry February 2010

V/C

355

-

-

-

120

225

Human-Tent

264

-

-

-

146

119

Cow-Tent

250

-

-

-

197

49

Ashanti

Gyankobaa

Wet August 2009

V/C

ND

ND

-

ND

0

ND

Human-Tent

1213

25

-

9

83

1095

Cow-Tent

1139

93

-

0

28

1042