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Table 1 Number of nights, trapping events, traps set, and mosquitoes collected per genera in the sentinel sites from January 2014 to June 2018

From: Aedes species (Diptera: Culicidae) ecological and host feeding patterns in the north-eastern parts of South Africa, 2014–2018

Sites

Trap events

Nights

Trap typea

N An

N Ae

N Cx

N Ma

N

Other genera

Total Mosq.

Sentinel sites

 Peri-urban

  Boschkop

353

76

1, 2, 3

294

664

3153

1

1

4113

  Kyalami

338

75

1, 2, 3

1793

577

6314

3

49

8736

 Conservation

  Marakele

487

92

1, 2, 3

3213

2939

5234

166

108

11,660

 Lapalala

568

98

1, 2, 3

9484

2522

2468

477

1724

16,675

Ad hoc sites

 Urban

  Pretoria North

23

7

2, 3

4

217

49

0

0

270

  Matikwane

9

2

1, 2, 3

72

345

194

0

4

615

 Peri-urban

  Benoni

31

5

1, 2, 3

165

348

677

0

1

1191

  Roodeplaat

15

2

1, 2, 3

42

103

118

26

9

298

  Vulpro

12

2

1, 2, 3

0

342

148

0

0

490

 Rural

  Mnisi

171

45

1, 2, 3

821

864

2309

1042

9

5045

  Jozini

47

12

2, 3

4332

2348

2229

2041

4

10,954

  Hectorspruit

9

3

1, 2, 3

97

285

904

159

25

1470

  Cork

9

3

1, 2, 3

2

19

35

0

3

59

  Maluleke

9

3

1, 2, 3

20

37

148

11

5

221

  Welverdiend

9

3

1, 2, 3

71

16

286

2

0

375

  Conservation

KNP Shingwedzi

25

5

1, 2, 3

693

118

336

15

9

1171

  KNP Skukuza

27

5

1, 2, 3

235

53

190

40

1

519

  KNP Satara

9

3

1, 2, 3

34

172

86

2

1

295

  KNP Malelane

9

3

1, 2, 3

99

65

167

1

0

332

  KNP Punda Maria

9

3

1, 2, 3

23

3

86

1

1

114

Total

2169

3

 

21,494

12,037

25,131

3987

1954

64,603

  1. a1 = Mosquito net trap, 2 = BG-Sentinel trap, 3 = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention miniature light traps
  2. An. Anopheles, Ae. Aedes, Cx. Culex, Ma. Mansonia, N total number collected, Mosq. mosquito, KNP Kruger National Park