Table 3 Median values of key physicochemical parameters in aquatic habitats dominated by different mosquito species
From: Aquatic habitats of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in rural south-eastern Tanzania
Dominant mosquito species | pH | Turbidity (NTU) | Temp (°C) | Conductivity (µS/cm) | TDS (mg/L) | Nitrate (mg/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anopheles funestus | 6.6 (6.5–6.7) | 32.9 (26.6–54.8) | 27.1 (25.2–28.8) | 151.0 (134–165) | 69.7 (60.5–80.3) | 4.1 (2.9–6.6) |
Culicine mosquitoes | 6.2 (5.9–6.5) | 36.0 (19.8–43.2) | 26.5 (25.1–27.3) | 161.0 (106–189) | 78.8 (53.1–112.0) | 2.7 (1.6–3.7) |
Other Anopheles | 6.8 (6.4–7.1) | 24.9 (19.4–64.0) | 28.9 (23.2–32.6) | 211.0 (123–251) | 102.0 (50.3–108.0) | 10.3 (2.4–45.5) |
Without larvae | 6.41 (5.8–6.7) | 15.6 (11.5–20.2) | 25.6 (24.5–27.0) | 286.0 (99.2–310.0) | 142.0 (88.7–148.0) | 2.45 (1.4–2.9) |