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Table 4 Mean hourly temperature and light intensity in washbasins in the irrigated and non-irrigated areas, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019

From: Survivorship of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato in irrigated sugarcane plantation scheme in Ethiopia

Microclimate

Irrigated area (M ± SE)

Non-irrigated area (M ± SE)

t

df

P

Mean temperature (°C)

23.3 ± 5.7

24.4 ± 6.3

− 2.85

1068

0.004

Mean maximum temperature (°C)

24.4 ± 6.5

25.4 ± 7.2

− 2.53

1068

0.012

Mean minimum temperature (°C)

22.5 ± 5.1

23.4 ± 5.4

− 2.83

1068

0.005

Mean light intensity (lum/ft2)

372.7 ± 664.8

497.4 ± 982.2

− 2.47

1068

0.014

Mean maximum light intensity (lum/ft2)

713.0 ± 1311.7

931.0 ± 1698.0

− 2.28

1068

0.018

Mean minimum light intensity (lum/ft2)

174.4 ± 311.9

229.1 ± 495.5

− 2.21

1068

0.027

  1. M ± SE: mean ± standard error