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Table 1 Breeding container parameters as used in Aedes aegypti population modelling using CIMSiM

From: Bionomic response of Aedes aegypti to two future climate change scenarios in far north Queensland, Australia: implications for dengue outbreaks

 

Buckets

Pot plant saucers

Tarpaulins

Tyres

Subterranean

Rainwater tanks

Dimensions (cm)

18.0 d, 17.4 h

6.1 × 2.0 × 26.0

15.5 × 22.6 × 4.2

35.3 d, 11.0 w

64.6 × 72.7 × 172.0

200 d × 200 h

Capacity

4.87 L

0.61 L

0.52 L

5.3 L

807.8 L

6,284.0 L

Sun exposure

0.2

0

0.8

0.3

0.9

0.5

Container cover

0

1

0

1

1

1

Water shed ratio

1.2

0

0.6

0.2

10

10

Draw down (L)

0

0.3

0

0

0

628.4 L

Initial food (mg)

70

100

450

500

144.75

50

Food/d (mg)

30

10

175

100

144.75

50

density per ha.

1.0

1.0

0.5

0.5

0.1

0.1