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Table 3 Summary of the larval density fluctuation from February 2012 to January 2013 in agro wells

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

March, April, May, June, August to November 2012 and February, June 2013

October 2012 (0.02 ± 0.15)

An. vagus

May, June, November 2012 and June 2013

June 2012 (0.000965 ± 0.01)

An. subpictus

April, May, June and July 2012

June 2012 (0.000965 ± 0.01)

An. varuna

February to June, September 2012 and February 2013

May, November 2012 (0.013 ± 0.05)

An. nigerrimus

February to May 2012 and February and June 2013

February 2013 (0.018 ± 0.12)

An. barbirostris

February to August, November 2012 and June 2013

March 2012 (0.062 ± 0.33)

An. peditaeniatus

May 2012, February and June 2013

February 2013 (0.0013 ± 0.017)

An. jamesii

March 2012 and June 2013

March 2012 (0.001 ± 0.01)

Cx. tritaeniorhynchus

February to May, August, September 2012, February and June 2013

May 2012 (0.029 ± 0.12)

Cx. gelidus

April 2012

April 2012 (0.001 ± 0.01)

Cx. infula

February to June 2012

March and May 2012 (0.0062 ± 0.04)

Cx. mimulus

March to June 2012

April 2012 (0.036 ± 0.25)

Cx. malayi

March to May 2012

May (0.009 ± 0.09)

Cx. pseudo vishnui

March 2012

March 2012 (0.00008 ± 0.001)

Potential malaria vector larvae

February 2012 to June 2013

March 2012 (0.017 ± 0.40)

Total anopheline and culicine mosquito larvae

February 2012 to June 2013

March 2012 (0.20 ± 0.58)

  1. Potential malaria vectors are given in bold text