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Table 3 Abdominal status of An.gambiae s.l mosquitoes collected between June 2016 and May 2017 in Metema-West Armachiho lowlands, Northwest Ethiopia (N = 501)

From: Anopheles gambiae s.l (Diptera: Culicidae) seasonal abundance, abdominal status and parity rates in Metema-Armachiho lowland, Northwest Ethiopia

Season

Abdominal status

Total n (%)

χ2

value

P-Value

Unfed

n (%)

Fed

n (%)

Gravid n (%)

Jun-Aug 2016

197 (72.4)

49 (18.0)

26 (9.6)

272 (100)

  

Sep-Nov 2016

80 (83.3)

10 (10.4)

6 (6.3)

96 (100)

43.7

< 0.05*

Dec 2016-Feb 2017

61 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

61 (100)

Mar-May 2017

47 (65.3)

13 (18.0)

12 (16.7)

72 (100)

Total

385 (76.8)

72 (14.4)

44 (8.8)

501 (100)

  1. *Statistically significant