Table 2 Characteristics of plants by family and frequency of sand fly feeding.
Plant Family | Abundance (% of local plant population) | Average Distance from Trap (meters) | Average Crown Expansion (meters) | N (%) Flies with DNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anacardiaceae | 52 (25.4) | 62.3 | 8.41 | 2 (3.5) |
Bignoniaceae | 2 (1.0) | 50 | 9.27 | 2 (3.5) |
Caricaceae | 13 (6.3) | 72.5 | 1.68 | 8 (14.0) |
Fabaceae | 6 (2.9) | 62 | 8.43 | 54 (94.7) |
Malpighiaceae | 17 (8.3) | 69.4 | 3.54 | 21 (36.8) |
Meliaceae | 26 (12.7) | 62 | 4.14 | 1 (1.8) |
Myrtaceae | 5 (2.4) | 60.8 | 3.97 | 7 (12.3) |
Oxalidaceae | 3 (1.5) | 60 | 3.5 | 22 (38.6) |
Rubiaceae | 4 (2.0) | 73.3 | 2.52 | 1 (1.8) |
Annonaceae | 18 (8.8) | 53.4 | 2.58 | 0 (0.0) |
Musaceae | 13 (6.3) | 73.1 | 2.9 | 0 (0.0) |
Rutaceae | 25 (12.2) | 63.8 | 3.88 | 0 (0.0) |
Sapindaceae | 1 (0.5) | 25 | 12.2 | 0 (0.0) |
Poaceae ** | 20 (9,8) | 14.4 | 1.09* | 0 (0.0) |
