The Abundance and Biting Patterns of Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Culicidae) in the Coastal Region of Nigeria

Table 3

Circadian variation in parity of human landing mosquitoes in the coastal region of Nigeria.

Time	Number dissected	Number parous (%)
18.00-19.00	394	134 (34.0)
19.00-20.00	401	115 (37.4)
20.00-21.00	360	130 (36.1)
21.00-22.00	321	125 (38.9)
22.00-23.00	261	135 (51.7)
23.00-00.00	270	127 (47.0)
00.00-01.00	253	119 (47.0)
01.00-02.00	228	92 (40.4)
02.00-03.00	157	55 (35.0)
03.00-04.00	104	34 (32.7)
04.00-05.00	147	46 (31.3)
05.00-06.00	218	62 (28.4)
Total	3114	1209 (38.8)