Table 2 Analysis of physico-chemical parameters of habitats with Anopheles stephensi breeding
Parameters | Breeding habitats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anopheles stephensi alone | Anopheles stephensi with other mosquito speciesa | |||
Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | |
Temperature (°C) | 27–30 | 29.58 ± 0.9 | 27–30 | 28.71 ± 1.38 |
Turbidity (NT) | 0.1–1.4 | 0.46 ± 0.48 | 0.1–2.3 | 0.75 ± 0.69 |
TDS (mg/L) | 174–10,913 | 2579.17 ± 3909.29 | 139–3178 | 684.14 ± 765.58 |
EC (micromho/cm) | 248–15,590 | 3687.25 ± 5583.08 | 198–4540 | 1270.71 ± 1433.76 |
pH | 6.94–8.49 | 7.52 ± 0.53 | 6.82–8.72 | 7.59 ± 0.5 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L) | 60–440 | 188.67 ± 107.59 | 72–760 | 213.71 ± 173.41 |
Total hardness (mg/L) | 80–2800 | 619 ± 847.58 | 52–600 | 211.07 ± 135.66 |
Nitrite (mg/L) | 0–0.37 | 0.1 ± 0.15 | 0–1.21 | 0.13 ± 0.31 |
Nitrate (mg/L) | 1–46 | 17.17 ± 15.27 | 1–41 | 8.64 ± 11.11 |
Chloride (mg/L) | 18–4800 | 1029 ± 1744.64 | 13–690 | 144.07 ± 174.38 |
Fluoride (mg/L) | 0–0.44 | 0.19 ± 0.14 | 0–0.72 | 0.25 ± 0.23 |
Sulfate (mg/L) | 1–239 | 71.33 ± 91.12 | 1–310 | 41.86 ± 80.9 |
Phosphate (mg/L) | 0.07–1.1 | 0.49 ± 0.31 | 0–0.82 | 0.21 ± 0.22 |
BOD (mg/L) | 2–10 | 4.79 ± 2.62 | 1.5–30 | 7.45 ± 8.97 |
DO (mg/L) | 1.5–6.2 | 3.48 ± 1.52 | 1.6–20 | 4.69 ± 4.62 |