Table 2 Symbols and parameters used in the core model

T

Ambient temperature

°C

30

P _FindHost

Probability of a female adult to find a human host

N/A

25%

P _{FindBloodMeal}

Probability of a female adult to find a blood meal

N/A

100%

P _FindHabitat

Probability of a female adult to find an aquatic habitat

N/A

25%

HC

Habitat capacity

N/A

1000

r

Combined seasonality factor

N/A

1.0

Biomass

Age-adjusted biomass in a habitat

N/A

Dynamic

N _Eggs

Number of eggs in a habitat

N/A

Dynamic

N _e

One-day old equivalent larval population

N/A

Dynamic

N _Pupae

Number of pupae in a habitat

N/A

Dynamic

Age _Cohort

Common age of a cohort

Day

Dynamic

N _{LarvaePerCohort}

Number of larvae in an age-cohort

N/A

Dynamic

gcn

Gonotrophic cycle number

N/A

Dynamic

Eggs

Maximum number of eggs a female can lay

N/A

Dynamic

N (170, 30)

Normal distribution for fecundity in the first gonotrophic cycle

N/A

mean =170, sd =30

Eggs _Potential

Potential number of eggs a female is allowed to lay

N/A

Dynamic

w

Habitat sampling weight (within the same gonotrophic cycle)

N/A

1, 2 or 3

DMR

Daily mortality rate

Day^-1

0.1

HMR

Hourly mortality rate

Hour^-1

0.00438

α

Baseline DMR (for larvae and adults)

Day^-1

0.1

β

Exponential mortality increase with age

N/A

0.04

s

Degree of mortality deceleration

N/A

0.1