Table 3 Number of female mosquito specimens collected in 2019 in the dog shelter and positive pools molecularly tested for Dirofilaria immitis along with the average number of mosquitoes per pool, MIR and percentage of ERI
Mosquito species | No. of mosquitoes | No. of females | No. of pools positive/tested | Mean no. of mosquitoes per pool | MIR (/1000) | ERI (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aedes caspius | 131 | 129 | 3/15 | 8.6 | 23.3 | 3 |
Culex pipiens | 43 | 37 | 0/11 | 3.4 | – | – |
Aedes albopictus | 45 | 36 | 1/7 | 5.2 | 27.8 | 3 |
Culiseta annulata | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 | – | – |
Culiseta longiareolata | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 | – | – |
Coquillettidia richiardii | 2 | 2 | 0/1 | 2 | – | – |
Aedes detritus | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 | – | – |
Aedes mariae | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 | – | – |
Total | 225 | 208 | 4/38 | 5.5 | 19.2 | 2 |