Update on the biology and ecology of Culicoides species in the South-West region of Cameroon with implications on the transmission of Mansonella perstans

Table 3 Percentage emergence of Culicoides species larvae isolated from plantain stems in four study sites of the South-West region of Cameroon

Site	No. of larvae isolated	Emerged species	No. of emerged adults	Percentage emergence
Bokwai	1050	C. milnei	64	9.5^a
		C. grahamii	198	29.6^a
		C. inornatipennis	408	60.9^a
Total	1050	–	670	63.8^b
Mbule	523	C. milnei	04	0.8^a
		C. grahamii	298	63.0^a
		C. inornatipennis	171	36.1^a
Total	523	–	473	90.4^b
Nlog	1000	C. grahamii	204	28.1^a
Nlog	1000	C. inornatipennis	523	71.9^a
Total	1000	–	727	72.7^b
Ediki	820	C. milnei	235	30.6^a
		C. grahamii	327	42.6^a
		C. inornatipennis	205	26.7^a
Total	820	–	767	93.5^b
Overall Total	3393	–	2637	77.7

^aPercentage based on total number of emerged adult flies
^bPercentage based on the total number of isolated larvae which were then kept in culture

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