Species composition, seasonal occurrence, habitat preference and altitudinal distribution of malaria and other disease vectors in eastern Nepal

Table 2 The seasonal abundance of mosquitoes larvae and their habitats

Characteristics	Larvae of collected mosquitoes genera
	*Aedes*	*Anopheles*	*Culex*	Total
Pre-monsoon
Total collected	61	51	15	127
Breeding habitats	Stream, tree hole, water tanks, discarded tyre	Stream, seepage, water tanks, paddy fields	Stream, seepage, water tanks
Description of breeding habitat	T/P	T/P	T/P
Water condition	T/C	T/C	T/C/P
Water flow	S/F	S/F	S/F
Water light	Su/Sh	Su/Sh	Su/Sh
Water vegetation	Both with/without	Both with/without	Both with/without
Post-monsoon
Total collected	32	11	18	61
Breeding habitats	Stream, tree hole, water tanks, discarded tyre	Stream, seepage, tree holes	Plastic drum, seepage, water tanks
Description of breeding habitat	T/P	T/P	T
Water condition	C	C	T/C/P
Water flow	S	S/F	S
Water light	Su	Su/Sh	Sh
Water vegetation	Both with/without	Both with/without	Both with/without
Total collected larvae in both seasons	93	62	33	188
Relative abundance (%)	49.5	33.0	17.5	100

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