Data from: Indoor resting behavior of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Acapulco, Mexico

The markedly anthropophilic and endophilic behaviors of Aedes aegypti (L.)
make it a very efficient vector of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses.
Although a large body of research has investigated the immature habitats
and conditions for adult emergence, relatively few studies have focused on
the indoor resting behavior and distribution of vectors within houses. We
investigated the resting behavior of Ae. aegypti indoors in 979 houses of
the city of Acapulco, Mexico, by performing exhaustive indoor mosquito
collections to describe the rooms and height at which mosquitoes were
found resting. In total, 1,403 adult and 747 female Ae. aegypti were
collected, primarily indoors (98% adults and 99% females). Primary resting
locations included bedrooms (44%), living rooms (25%), and bathrooms
(20%), followed by kitchens (9%). Aedes aegypti significantly rested below
1.5 m of height (82% adults, 83% females, and 87% bloodfed females); the
odds of finding adult Ae. aegypti mosquitoes below 1.5 m was 17 times
higher than above 1.5 m. Our findings provide relevant information for the
design of insecticide-based interventions selectively targeting the adult
resting population, such as indoor residual spraying.