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Table 3 Productivity of water storage containers in comparison to other container types in rural (R) and urban (U) sites of western and coastal regions, Kenya

From: Characterization and productivity profiles of Aedes aegypti (L.) breeding habitats across rural and urban landscapes in western and coastal Kenya

Container type

Western region

Coastal region

Chulaimbo (R)

Kisumu (U)

Msambweni (R)

Ukunda (U)

No. of container visits (+ve)

No. of larvae

No. of pupae

No. of container visits (+ve)

No. of larvae

No. of pupae

No. of container visits (+ve)

No. of larvae

No. of pupae

Container visit (+ve)

No. of larvae

No. of pupae

Jerrycan

2187 (9)

22

4

240 (11)

13

2

5,46 (11)

155

17

1153 (14)

118

19

Bucket

1574 (2)

20

9

1835 (7)

28

4

1925 (89)

1596

494

1225 (24)

564

486

Pot

1184 (346)

1605

301

731 (71)

171

39

78 (5)

236

32

48 (10)

527

78

Drum

285 (5)

30

5

516 (51)

263

48

314 (40)

2593

805

431 (47)

875

132

Total

5230 (362)

1677

319

3322 (140)

475

93

2863 (145)

4580

1348

2857 (95)

2084

715

Other container types

SDC

866 (20)

151

22

786 (88)

284

39

160 (19)

547

135

263 (8)

202

36

AFC

66 (6)

50

19

79 (10)

21

8

33 (3)

12

5

55 (11)

891

99

Tire

33 (5)

40

3

243 (120)

607

182

18 (6)

541

127

64 (28)

1365

206

Treehole

32 (17)

153

49

4 (4)

35

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

Well

28 (5)

48

5

33 (0)

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

Other

1320 (1)

2

0

1375 (6)

39

2

107 (5)

163

24

128 (11)

175

49

Total

2345 (54)

444

98

2520 (228)

986

239

318 (33)

1263

291

510 (58)

2633

390

  1. Abbreviations: AFC, animal feeding containers; SDC, small domestic containers; +ve, positive