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Table 3 Proportion and density of larvae compared between wet and dry seasons in Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Areas

From: Diversity in breeding sites and distribution of Anopheles mosquitoes in selected urban areas of southern Ghana

 

Season

AMA

STMA

ALL

% of total Anopheles larvae (number of habitats sampled)

Wet

69.2 (26)

62.2 (30)

66.4 (56)

Dry

30.8 (20)

37.8 (18)

15.2 (38)

Mean larval density (per dip)

Wet

9.2 ± 1.7

3.1 ± 0.6

6.1 ± 0.9

Dry

4.2 ± 1.1

2.1 ± 0.6

3.1 ± 0.6

  1. Abbreviations: AMA Accra Metropolitan Area, STMA Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Area