Biting activity and resting behaviour of Anopheles merus Donitz (Diptera: Culicidae) on the Kenya Coast.
Behavioural studies on An. merus were conducted during a period of 11 months in Jimbo, a village on the Kenya Coast. The biting activity of An. merus both outdoors and indoors attained a peak between 24.00 and 01.00 hours. The mosquito showed a stronger tendency to bite outdoors than indoors and was markedly exophilic. Various outdoor resting sites were also identified.
D000204:Activity Cycles; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D004463:Ecology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006798:Housing; D007630:Kenya; D010507:Periodicity