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Table 2 Summary of the larval density fluctuation from February 2012 to January 2013 in clay quarry pits

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

February, March, June, July and August 2012

March 2012 (0.37 ± 1.17)

An. vagus

March and September 2012

March 2012 (0.11 ± 0.31)

An. varuna

March to July 2012, August and September 2012, May 2013

August 2012 (0.23 ± 0.48)

An. subpictus

August and October 2012

August 2012 (0.28 ± 0.79)

An. nigerrimus

February to October 2012

August 2012 (0.19 ± 0.53)

An. peditaeniatus

February to October 2012

May 2012 (0.34 ± 0.37)

An. barbirostris

March to December 2012

September 2012 (0.30 ± 0.45)

An. jamesii

February to October 2012

May 2012 (0.40 ± 0.34)

Cx. tritaeniorhynchus

March, May, July, August, September and October 2012

August 2012 (0.22 ± 0.42)

Cx. infula

March 2012

March 2012 (0.06 ± 0.16)

Cx. mimulus

February 2012

February 2012 (0.06 ± 0.25)

Cx. malayi

February and December 2012

February 2012 (0.12 ± 0.50)

Cx. lutzia

March to June and August 2012

August 2012 (0.08 ± 0.18)

Cx. fuscocephala

March, May and June 2012

May 2012 (0.04 ± 0.11)

Potential malaria vector larvae

February to December 2012

March 2012 (0.72 ± 1.19)

Total anopheline and culicine mosquito larvae

February to December 2012

March 2012 (0.87 ± 1.20)

  1. Potential malaria vectors are given in bold text