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Table 1 Total number and species of mosquitoes collected using dog- and human- bait traps and number and proportion (%) of fed (dog) or landed (man) mosquitoes

From: Risk of canine and human exposure to Dirofilaria immitis infected mosquitoes in endemic areas of Italy

 

Dog (n = 3)

Man (n = 6)a

 

Total n. mosquitoes

Fed

%

Total n. mosquitoes

Landed

%

Culex pipiens

329

231

70.2*

688

178

25.9*

Ochlerotatus caspius

20

18

90.0

115

92

80.0

Coquillettidia richiardii

0

0

-

4

4

100.0

Culex modestus

1

1

100.0

4

4

100.0

Aedes vexans

0

0

-

4

3

75.0

total

350

254

72.6*

815

281

34.5*

  1. a Two persons per trap.
  2. Statistically significant differences are marked (*) (p < 0.01).