Research Article
The Abundance and Biting Patterns of Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Culicidae) in the Coastal Region of Nigeria
Table 1
The monthly entomological indices for C. quinquefasciatus in the coastal region of Nigeria, based on human landing catch.
| | Month | Collected (%) | Dissected (proportion %) | Parous (proportion%) | Rainfall (mm) | Temperature (°C) |
| | September 2005 | 69 (1.8) | 45 (65.2) | 19 (42.2) | 370 | 26.8 | | October 2005 | 58 (1.5) | 43 (74.1) | 22 (51.2) | 440 | 25.8 | | November 2005 | 37 (1.0) | 25 (67.6) | 17 (68.0) | 80 | 25.2 | | December 2005 | 89 (2.3) | 79 (88.8) | 42 (53.2) | 18 | 26.8 | | January 2006 | 178 (4.7) | 138 (77.5) | 80 (58.0) | 12 | 27.7 | | February 2006 | 310 (8.2) | 235 (75.8) | 99 (42.1) | 40 | 27.8 | | March 2006 | 281 (7.4) | 206 (73.3) | 93 (45.1) | 190 | 27.4 | | April 2006 | 274 (7.2) | 240 (87.6) | 91 (37.9) | 330 | 27.3 | | May 2006 | 444 (11.7) | 328 (73.9) | 95 (29.0) | 240 | 27.4 | | June 2006 | 617 (16.2) | 535 (86.7) | 220 (41.1) | 260 | 27.0 | | July 2006 | 540 (14.2) | 466 (86.3) | 159 (34.1) | 240 | 24.7 | | August 2006 | 901 (24.0) | 774 (85.9) | 272 (35.1) | 440 | 25.0 |
| | Total | 3798 (100) | 3114 (82.0) | 1209 (38.8) | 2660 | |
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