Table 3 Parameter definition, default value and range of vectorial capacity model and intervention model. For the bionomic parameters the default value is the weighted mean across species and the range is the minimum and maximum of the weighted range across all the species considered
Symbol | Parameter definition | Default value | Range | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bionomic parameters | ||||
 \(\chi\) | Human blood index | 0.5 | (0.01, 1) |  |
 M | Parity proportion | 0.6 | (0.39, 0.79) |  |
 \(A_{0}\) | Sac proportion | 0.5 | (0.16, 0.88) |  |
 \(\tau\) | Resting period duration | 3 days | (2, 6) |  |
Standard parameters | ||||
 \(\theta _{d}\) | Maximum time a mosquito unsuccessfully searches for a blood meal per day | 0.33 days |  | [16] |
 \(\theta _{s}\) | Duration of the extrinsic incubation period | 10 days |  | [16] |
 \(P_{B}\) | Probability that a mosquito bites after encountering a host | 0.95 |  | [16] |
 \(P_{C}\) | Probability that a mosquito finds a resting place after biting | 0.95 |  | [16] |
 \(P_{D}\) | Probability that a mosquito survives the resting phase | 0.99 |  | [16] |
 \(P_{E}\) | Probability that a mosquito lays eggs and returns to host-seeking | 0.88 |  | [16] |
 N | Total number of hosts | 1000 |  |  |
Intervention parameters | ||||
 \(\beta _{r}\) | Repelling effect |  | (0, 0.6) | [18] |
 \(\beta _{d}\) | Disarming effect |  | (0, 0.6) | [18] |
 \(\beta _{m}\) | Preprandial killing effect |  | (0, 0.6) | [18] |
 \(\xi\) | Postprandial killing effect |  | (0, 0.4) | [18] |