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Table 1 Anopheles farauti commencement and cessation time of biting and lumination results during the wet and dry seasons at CBTA, Australia

From: Seasonal assessment on the effects of time of night, temperature and humidity on the biting profile of Anopheles farauti in north Queensland, Australia using a population naive to malaria vector control pressures

Season

Wet

Dry

Temperature (°C)

23 ± 1 (min 15–max 28) (n = 14)

20 ± 1, (min 12–max 26) (n = 15)

Humidity (%)

96 ± 1 (n = 14)

95 ± 1 (n = 15)

Time of first bite

1832 h ± 3 min (n = 25)

1835 h ± 1 min (n = 34)

Lumination (Lux)

1.7 ± 1.1 (n = 22)

2.5 ± 1 (n = 22)

Time of last bite

0617 h ± 6 min (n = 25)

0546 h ± 4 min (n = 34)

Lumination (Lux)

225.4 ± 147 (n = 22)

144 ± 19 (n = 22)

  1. n: number of collection nights