Table 2 Larval habitat types and the presence of larvae during the dry and rainy seasons
Habitat type | Total no. (%) of breeding habitats | No. (%) of habitats with mosquito larvae present | No. (%) of habitats with Anopheles spp. present | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry | Rainy | Dry | Rainy | Dry | Rainy | |
Concrete well | 8 (5.71) | 30 (12.35) | 1 (1.89) | 10 (9.09) | 0 (0.00) | 9 (12.50) |
Dug-out well | 30 (21.43) | 12 (4.94) | 18 (33.96) | 8 (7.27) | 16 (39.02) | 6 (8.33) |
Natural pond | 29 (20.71) | 17 (7.00) | 7 (13.21) | 5 (4.55) | 3 (7.32) | 3 (4.17) |
Man-made pond | 23 (16.43) | 81 (33.33) | 10 (18.87) | 47 (42.73) | 9 (21.95) | 22 (30.56) |
Drainage ditch | 18 (12.86) | 5 (2.06) | 7 (13.21) | 1 (0.91) | 4 (9.76) | 1 (1.39) |
Puddle | 5 (3.57) | 19 (7.82) | 2 (3.77) | 4 (3.64) | 2 (4.88) | 4 (5.56) |
Tyre track | 0 (0.00) | 30 (12.35) | 0 (0.00) | 5 (4.55) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (2.78) |
Footprint | 1 (0.71) | 4 (1.65) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (2.73) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (4.17) |
Hoofprint | 1 (0.71) | 10 (4.12) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (3.64) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (2.78) |
Swamp | 19 (13.57) | 25 (10.29) | 4 (7.55) | 15 (13.64) | 4 (9.76) | 12 (16.67) |
Furrow | 6 (4.29) | 10 (4.12) | 4 (7.55) | 8 (7.27) | 3 (7.32) | 8 (11.11) |
Total | 140 (100) | 243 (100) | 53 (100) | 110 (100) | 41 (100) | 72 (100) |