Table 6 Density of sandflies per m2 according to species collected in the 14 stations in common with the study of Rioux et al. [10] at the different altitude ranges in the studied area. Higher densities at mid slopes are observed
Sticky Traps Density: sandflies/m2 [Percentage (%)a] | Year | Phlebotomus ariasi | Sergentomyia minuta | Phlebotomus perniciosus | Phlebotomus mascittii |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group1. Hérault valley (100-300 m) | 1977 | 5.12 [96.6 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.18 [3.4 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] |
2011 | 3.32 [97.4 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.09 [2.6 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
2012 | 1.44 [100 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
2013 | 2.85 [91.3 %] | 0.14 [4.5 %] | 0.07 [2.2 %] | 0.06 [1.9 %] | |
Group2. Mid-slope / South side (300-400 m) | 1977 | 29.84 [86.2 %] | 4.18 [12.1 %] | 0.36 [1.0 %] | 0.22 [0.6 %] |
2011 | 38.50 [94.9 %] | 1.24 [3.1 %] | 0.78 [1.9 %] | 0.04 [0.1 %] | |
2012 | 13.93 [84.3 %] | 2.10 [12.7 %] | 0.45 [2.7 %] | 0.05 [0.3 %] | |
2013 | 23.29 [87.4 %] | 3.20 [12.0 %] | 0.09 [0.3 %] | 0.06 [0.2 %] | |
Group3. Summit (500-600 m) | 1977 | 27.59 [85.6 %] | 4.66 [14.4 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] |
2011 | 26.25 [76.4 %] | 7.79 [22.7 %] | 0.33 [1.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
2012 | 17.11 [72.8 %] | 6.29 [26.8 %] | 0.09 [0.4 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
2013 | 32.70 [77.6 %] | 9.42 [22.4 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
Group4. Mid-slope / North side (300-500 m) | 1977 | 63.65 [94.7 %] | 3.54 [5.3 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] |
2011 | 34.52 [99.1 %] | 0.30 [0.9 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
2012 | 24.29 [98.3 %] | 0.43 [1.7 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
2013 | 44.14 [99.8 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.08 [0.2 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
Group5. Arre valley (200-300 m) | 1977 | 19.18 [92.3 %] | 1.40 [6.7 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.20 [1.0 %] |
2011 | 7.16 [45.7 %] | 8.26 [52.7 %] | 0.25 [1.6 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
2012 | 2.99 [63.5 %] | 1.72 [36.5 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | |
2013 | 5.21 [83.0 %] | 1.07 [17.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] | 0.00 [0.0 %] |