Table 4 Characteristics of water habitats and mean densities of two common larval Anopheles species
Character | Variable | An. christyi | An. demeilloni | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SE | F | P | Mean ± SE | F | P | ||
Intensity of light | Sun-lit | 2.9 ± 0.08 | 115.28 | 0 | 3 ± 0.35 | 0.5 | 0.2403 |
Shaded | 5.4 ± 0.08 | 3 ± 0.028 | |||||
Water current | Slow flowing | 3 ± 0.105 | 42.61 | 0 | 3 ± 0 | 0.04 | 0.4252 |
Still | 4 ± 0.115 | 3 ± 0.036 | |||||
Turbidity | Turbid | 3.6 ± 0.14 | 0.65 | 0 | Unidentified | ||
Clean | 3.5 ± 0.09 | ||||||
Vegetation | Present | 3.9 ± 0.139 | 13.07 | 0.0002 | 3.5 ± 0.957 | 6.77 | 0.0052 |
Absent | 3.3 ± 0.097 | 3 ± 0.018 | |||||
Permanence | Permanent | 4.4 ± 0.136 | 72.64 | 0 | 3.7 ± 0.667 | 21.42 | 0 |
Temporary | 3 ± 0.09 | 3 ± 0 | |||||
Distance to the nearest house | 100m-300 m >300 m | 3.5 ± 0.084 3.8 ± 0.322 | 1.20 | 0.1372 | Unidentified |  |  |
Origin of habitat | Natural | 4.3 ± 0.133 | 70.32 | 0 | 3 ± 0.036 | 0.04 | 0.4252 |
Artificial | 3 ± 0.091 | 3 ± 0 | |||||
Presence of algae | Present | 4.5 ± 0.147 | 71.74 | 0 | 3.5 ± 0.957 | 6.77 | 0.0052 |
Absent | 3.1 ± 0.087 | 3 ± 0.018 | |||||