Table 2 Effect of season on species diversity of larval mosquitoes in Baringo County
Species | Cold dry season | Dry season | Long rain season | Short rain season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
An. gambiae (s.l.) | 179 | 113 | 61 | 263 |
An. pharoensis | 346 | 375 | 326 | 127 |
An. coustani | 77 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
An. funestus (s.l.) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cx. pipiens | 316 | 116 | 267 | 190 |
Cx. quinquefasciatus | 533 | 497 | 568 | 569 |
Cx. annulioris | 209 | 417 | 177 | 166 |
Cx. poicilipes | 117 | 48 | 11 | 56 |
Cx. tigripes | 62 | 43 | 29 | 21 |
Cx. dutoni | 18 | 123 | 14 | 6 |
Ae. taylori | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Ae. aegypti | 5 | 4 | 1099 | 1 |
Ae. africanus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
Mansonia spp. pupae | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Cx. univittatus | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Cx. vansomereni | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
An. rufipes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
No. of species | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Simpson’s index (1-D) | 0.912 | 0.9069 | 0.8962 | 0.9008 |
Shannon’s index (H) | 2.487 | 2.474 | 2.354 | 2.41 |
Berger-Parker’s index | 0.1179 | 0.1276 | 0.1488 | 0.1442 |