Light Trap results for the 2007-2008 Season by Township
| Trap Location |
Aug 07 |
Sept 07 |
Oct 07 |
Nov 07 |
| Barwon Heads |
13 |
200 |
130 |
350 |
| Botanic Gardens |
* |
132 |
101 |
64 |
| Breamlea |
* |
286 |
450 |
155 |
| Leopold |
* |
10 |
1 |
70** |
| Ocean Grove |
101 |
497 |
579 |
882 |
| Pt Lonsdale |
4 |
118 |
104 |
82 |
| Pt Henry |
0 |
2 |
28 |
80 |
| Portarlington |
* |
8 |
* |
** |
| St Leonards |
9 |
130 |
208 |
315 |
| Wallington |
* |
250 |
* |
* |
Depending on weather conditions, various light traps are set in each township on a 2 to 3 week rotation. The counts list above reflect the average number of mosquitoes trapped for that month.
The mosquito numbers in each trap provide a general indication of existing adult mosquito infestation rates within townships. The infestation rates are classified according to the table below:
* Trap not set
** Trap malfunction
| Classification |
Number of Mosquitoes per Trap |
| Nil |
0 |
| Low |
less than 10 |
| Moderate |
11-100 |
| High |
101-200 |
| Significant |
201-500 |
| Extreme |
500 or more |
