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Table 1 Weather Conditions at the collection points (km 24 and km 30) during the work period.

From: Population dynamics, structure and behavior of Anopheles darlingi in a rural settlement in the Amazon rainforest of Acre, Brazil

Month

Capture day

Temperature

(C°)

RAH (%)

Rainfall (mm)

Moon Phases

Climatic Condition

May/08

3h-km24

24.4

 

85

0

New Moon

Clean

 

3h-km30

27.3

 

79

0

Waxing Crescent

Clean

 

12h-km30

23.1

 

90

0

Waxing Crescent

Clean

July/08

3h-km24

25.3

 

80

0

Waxing Crescent

Clean

 

3h-km30

24.8

 

68

4.9

Waxing Crescent

Partly cloudy

 

12h-km30

22.7

 

80

0

First Quarter

Partly cloudy

Sept/08

3h-km24

27.2

 

70

0

Waxing Crescent

Clean

 

3h-km30

28.8

 

57

0

Waxing Crescent

Clean

 

12h-km30

25.6

 

81

0

Waxing Crescent

Clean

Nov/08

3h-km24

23.2

 

97

7.2

Waning Crescent

Partly cloudy

 

3h-km30

28.1

 

79

0

Waning Crescent

Partly cloudy

 

12h-km30

24.5

 

95

8.6

New Moon

Cloudy

Feb/09

3h-km24

28.9

 

84

0

Waxing Crescent

Partly cloudy

 

3h-km30

28.7

 

74

25.3

Waxing Crescent

Partly cloudy

 

12h-km30

26.4

 

88

83.5

First Quarter

Cloudy

  1. Temperature and RAH; average values from two thermo-hydrometers, located indoor and outdoor capture; Rainfall: State Civil Defense of Acre; Moon Phases: http://www.moon-phases.net; Climatic Condition: noted during capture day.