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Figure 1: Total abundance of mosquitoes per species captured in eThekwini
Table 1: Abundance of mosquitoes per species collected at municipal managed green spaces in eThekwini (BBNR, N=245; DBG, N=672; JG, N=497; MNR, N=64; UBP, N=1586)
Site
Species abundance
Species abundance per locality
Culex (Cux.) pipiens s.l.
Culex (Cux.) neavei
Aedes (Stg.) aegypti
Wyeomyia mitchellii
Uranotaenia (Pfc.) montana
Eretmapodites quinquevittatus
Other (*number of species)
Burman Bush Nature Reserve (BBNR) Durban Botanic Gardens (DBG) Japanese Gardens (JP) Mariannwood Nature Reserve (MNR) Umgeni River Bird Park (UBP)
Total abundance per species Species composition
163 25 5 0 0 3 290 96 57 120 0 37 130 176 37 0 90 2
5 0 2 0 8 24 1435 18 93 0 0 25 2023 315 194 120 98 91 66% 10% 6% 4% 3% 3%
49 (12*) 245 72 (13*) 672 62 (4*) 497 25 (7*) 64
15 (6*) 1586 223 (42) 3064
7%
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