Table 1 Model parameters
Variable | Description | Equation(s)/reference |
|---|---|---|
T indoor | Indoor temperature | 36 |
T air | Near surfacetemperature (2 m) | 25, 26, 30, 36 |
ε | Potential number ofnew eggs | 13 |
m n | Number of mosquitoes ineach age group | 8 |
P(B) | Daily probability of gettinga blood meal | 41 |
T water | Water temperature | 14, 16, 18 |
T soil | 0-10 cm soil temperature | |
βN,L(T water ) | Natural mortiality rate,eggs, larva, and pupa | 14, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
τ g a m b | An. gambiae s.s. develop- ment rate, aquatic stages | 20 |
τ arab | An. arabiensis develop-ment rate, aquatic stages | 22 |
τ E | An. gambiae s.l. development rate, eggs | [97] 1 |
| An. gambiae s.l. development rate, instar 1-4 | [97] 2, 3, 4, 5 |
τ P | An. gambiae s.l. development rate, pupa | [97] 6 |
f arab | Aquatic development rate modification An. arabiensis | [8] |
f g a m b | Aquatic development rate modification An. gambiae s.s. | [8] |
L n | Number of larvae | 21, 19 |
f arab | Mortality rate modification | [72] 17 |
f g a m b | Mortality rate modification | [72] 15 |
S f | scaling factor for winddispersion | 39 |
F r m | Flight range | 41 |
E | Number of eggs | 1 |
G(T) | Biting rate/gonotrophiccycle | 26 |
t | time | |
B L | Larva biomass | 1 |
β I,x | Induced mortalityin aquatic and adult stages | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8 |
S M r | Dimensionless time varying water constant, or rate at which ovipositing sites are found | 24 |
K | Carrying capacity | 24 |
L 1 | Number of 1stinstar larva | 2 |
L 2 | Number of 2ndinstar larva | 3 |
L 3 | Number of 3rdinstar larva | 4 |
L 4 | Number of 4thinstar larva | 5 |
P | Number of pupa | 6 |
C pred | Predation constant.Currently set to 0 | 2 |
F g o n o t | part of gonotrophic cycle formulation | 26 |
D d | Degree days | [108], 26 |
T c | Critical temperature | 26 |
β h,m | Adult mortality related to feeding | 42 |
h | Number of humans | [42] |
Φ ı,ȷ | flux | 39 |
n | Dimension in age grid | |
m size | Size of newly emerged mosquitoes | 9 |
| Size of mosquitoes in age group n | 12 |
L size | Prediction of larva size | 10 |
a s p p | Size constant | [22] |
b s p p | Size constant | [22] |
R p | Potential river length in km | 23 |
Ξ | Equally spaced riverdataset resolution indegrees | 23 |
E R | Earth radius inkm (6371.22) | 23 |
φ | latitude in radians | 23 |
D | Diffusion coefficient | 39 |
LT | Local time | 37 |
κ | Diurnal modification fortransport of mosquitoes | 37 |
HBI | Human blood index | 41, 42 |
| Size dependent mortality | 28 |
β N,m | Natural mortality of adultmosquitoes | 32, 7, 8 |
ϖN,m(α,ζ,a) | Survival curve for adultmosquitoes | 35, 31 |
α | Shape parameter for adult survival | 3330 |
T mod | Sub-function forequation 33 | 34 |
ρ bovine/cattle | Probability of finding cattle | 41 |
ρ human | Probability of findinghumans | 41 |