Table 3 Frequency and percentage for each host-feeding group (birds, non-human mammals, humans and reptiles) for the four most abundant blood-fed mosquito species differentiated for the three used trapping methods
Mosquito species | Host group | Aspirator (n = 55) | BG trap (n = 60) | EVS trap (n = 30) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Culex perexiguus | Bird | 0 (0) | 2 (13.3) | 1 (100) |
Human | 5 (31.3) | 10 (66.7) | 0 (0) | |
Non-human mammal | 11 (68.8) | 3 (20.0) | 0 (0) | |
Reptile | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Total | 16 | 15 | 1 | |
Culex pipiens pipiens f. pipiens | Bird | 13 (15.3) | 58 (25.8) | 2 (50.0) |
Human | 31 (36.5) | 110 (48.9) | 2 (50.0) | |
Non-human mammal | 40 (47.1) | 56 (24.9) | 0 (0) | |
Reptile | 1 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | |
Total | 85 | 225 | 4 | |
Culex sitiens | Bird | 2 (4.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (10.0) |
Human | 14 (32.6) | 0 (0) | 5 (50.0) | |
Non-human mammal | 27 (62.8) | 0 (0) | 4 (40.0) | |
Reptile | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Total | 43 | 0 | 10 | |
Culex theileri | Bird | 2 (3.7) | 3 (33.3) | 0 (0) |
Human | 9 (16.7) | 3 (33.3) | 0 (0) | |
Non-human mammal | 43 (79.6) | 3 (33.3) | 1 (100) | |
Reptile | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Total | 54 | 9 | 1 |