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Table 1 Summary of the larval density fluctuation from February 2012 to January 2013 in granite quarry pits

From: Species composition and population dynamics of malaria vectors in three previously ignored aquatic systems in Sri Lanka

Species

Months of detection

Peak density (\(\bar{x}\) ± SD per dip)

An. culicifacies

February 2012 to January 2013

January 2013 (0.13 ± 0.28)

An. vagus

March, April and August 2012

March 2012 (0.05 ± 0.09)

An. varuna

February to September 2012 and January 2013

September 2012 (0.09 ± 0.15)

An. nigerrimus

February to September 2012 and January 2013

January 2013 (0.07 ± 0.19)

An. peditaeniatus

February 2012 to January 2013

May 2012 (0.28 ± 0.30)

An. barbirostris

February to December 2012 and January 2013

December 2012 (0.47 ± 0.25)

An. jamesii

March 2012 to January 2013

March 2012 (0.07 ± 0.15)

Cx. tritaeniorhynchus

February, March, May, August, September, October 2012 and January 2013

December 2012 (0.12 ± 0.22)

Cx. infula

August and September 2012

September 2012 (0.02 ± 0.07)

Cx. gelidus

March, July and September 2012

March 2012 (0.08 ± 0.26)

Cx. malayi

December 2012

December 2012 (0.21 ± 0.57)

Potential malaria vector larvae

February 2012 to January 2013

January 2013 (0.54 ± 0.67)

Total anopheline and culicine mosquito larvae

February 2012 to January 2013

January 2013 (0.61 ± 0.72)

  1. Potential malaria vectors are given in bold text