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Table 2 The mean number of Anopheles arabiensis larvae collected (mean ± SE) per 20 dips in paddies containing different stages of rice growth using field sampled and QuickBird 0.61 m visible and near infra-red (NIR) data

From: Remote and field level quantification of vegetation covariates for malaria mapping in three rice agro-village complexes in Central Kenya

Village

Paddy category

No. of Habitats

1st instars

2nd instars

3rd instars

4th instars

Pupae

Kangichiri

Ploughed

25

1.41

0.95

0.09

0.00

0.36

 

Flooded

23

1.67

1.10

0.30

0.00

0.36

 

Post transplanting

30

6.02

3.00

1.89

1.20

0.99

 

Tillering

28

8.00

6.67

2.00

3.22

0.67

 

Flowering/maturation

27

0.01

0.00

0.02

0.01

0.00

 

Fallow

27

1.00

0.67

0.00

0.00

0.01

Kiuria

Ploughed

22

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

Flooded

23

1.23

0.65

0.07

0.01

0.00

 

Post transplanting

21

5.58

1.63

0.17

0.51

0.19

 

Tillering

22

8.50

5.25

0.25

0.25

1.25

 

Flowering/maturation

20

0.02

0.00

0.01

0.0

0.00

 

Fallow

14

0.03

0.01

0.0

0.01

0.00

Rurumi

Ploughed

18

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

Flooded

21

1.56

1.28

0.09

0.06

0.19

 

Post transplanting

20

5.73

3.37

1.17

1.03

0.47

 

Tillering

20

4.91

4.67

1.19

1.11

1.00

 

Flowering/maturation

15

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

Fallow

12

1.17

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00