Variable or Parameter | Symbol | Value | units |
---|---|---|---|
Background instantaneous mortality rate for mosquito age i | r B,i | 11.75% 1 | per day |
Length of gonotrophic cycle | w | 2.85 1 | days |
Time spent host searching and feeding during a cycle | b | 1.26 5 | days |
Time spent finding oviposition site and laying during a cycle | Ï• | 1.26 5 | days |
Length of resting period (days) | η | 0.32 5 | days |
Proportion human population infectious for malaria4 | p | 4.28% 1 | Â |
Probability attacks non-human host | H | 0.17 1 | Â |
Probability killed when attacking host before biting | a 1 | .05 6 | Â |
Probability killed when attacking host after biting (excluding mortality from insecticide treatments) | a 2 | .05 6 | Â |
Probability becomes infected with malaria when biting infectious human host4 | M | 1.00 | Â |
Number of eggs laid per successfully laying mosquito per cycle | L | 100 2 | eggs |
Time, measured in whole units equal to length of gonotrophic cycle, from infection of mosquito to cycle from which mosquito gives infectious bites | D | 33 Based on 10.78 1 days | cycles |
Baseline probability that mosquito contacts and is killed by conventional instant-kill chemical insecticide (CC) whilst resting after biting human host | k | 0 for cases not assessing use of CC | Â |
 |  | 0.8 for cases assessing use of CC |  |
Baseline probability that mosquito contacts and is affected by delayed action pesticide whilst resting after biting human host | X | 0 for cases not assessing use of delayed action pesticide | Â |
 |  | 0.8 for cases assessing use of delayed action pesticide |  |
Number of age classes included in analysis | λ | 10 | cycles |