Fig. 3

Seasonal abundance of each life stage of Cx. pipiens. a Egg rafts (first recorded on 6th of April and last recorded on 21st of September). b Larvae (first recorded on 15th of April and last recorded on 5th of October). c Pupae (first recorded on 24th of April and last recorded on 5th of October). d Adult female Cx. pipiens catch numbers collected by trap 1. In each immature plot the green line shows a centered seven day moving average of the total catch size across all butts and in the adult plot it shows a seven-day moving average of the catch from trap 1. For all immature stages there were only two observations per week on the first two weeks in July, on the 6th, 9th, 13th and 16th. Adult collections could not be taken on the following dates: 30th April, 4th and 5th May, 16th, 20th and 30th July due to problems with the supply of dry ice