Table 2 Characteristics of water habitats associated with the different species of anopheline larvae
Parameter | Parameter range in the habitats where larvae were found (mean ± SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
An. stephensi | An. subpictus | An. culicifacies | An. varuna | |
pH | 6.5–8.9 (7.3 ± 0.7) | 6.6–8.9 (7.6 ± 0.6) | 6.8–8.9 (7.4 ± 0.6) | 6.6–8.9 (7.2 ± 0.5) |
Salinity (ppt) | 1.9–3.4 (2.2 ± 0.4) | 0.9–3.4 (1.6 ± 0.7) | 0.9–3.4 (1.5 ± 0.7) | 0.5–1.4 (1.2 ± 0.5) |
TDS (ppm) | 1730–3212 (1948 ± 418) | 951–3112 (1791 ± 646) | 951–3112 (1691 ± 586) | 482–1982 (1324 ± 583) |
DO (ppm) | 4.3–5.5 (4.8 ± 0.4) | 3.9–5.5 (5.1 ± 0.6) | 4.3–6.0 (5.0 ± 0.7) | 3.9–6.0 (4.9 ± 0.6) |
Conductivity (µS/cm) | 3449–6202 (3678 ± 973) | 1899–4743 (3339 ± 1061) | 1899–4122 (2915 ± 891) | 964–4743 (2534 ± 1041) |