Fig 1.
Map of the study villages in Libo-Kemkem and Metema districts northwestern Ethiopia.
Table 1.
Species composition and relative abundance of phlebotomine sand flies collected by various methods in Libo-Kemkem (May 2011-April 2012) and Metema (October 2012-September 2013) districts in northwest Ethiopia.
Table 2.
The Shannon-Weiner diversity index (H’), evenness (E) and richness (S) of the sand fly species from the study areas.
Fig 2.
Monthly total rainfall and mean temperature of Libo-Kemkem (May 2011-April 2012) and Metema (October 2012- September 2013) districts in northwest Ethiopia.
Fig 3.
Seasonal pattern of P. orientalis in Libo-Kemkem (May 2011—April 2012) and Metema (October 2012 –September 2013) districts collected by light and sticky traps in northwest Ethiopia, N.B.
Solid line–Libo-Kemkem; Broken line- Metema.
Table 3.
Mean density (±SE) of P. orientalis collected per sticky trap/night from different sampling habitats in Libo-Kemkem (May 2011 to April 2012) and Metema (October 2012 to September 2013).
Table 4.
Mean density (± SE) of P. orientalis collected in CDC light traps/night from different sampling habitats in Libo-Kemkem (May 2011 to April 2012) and Metema (October 2012 to September 2013).