Table 1. Correlation between mosquito populations and meteorological parameters

 

Mosquito Species

 

Area

 

Meteorological parameters

 

Estimated Parameter Humidity % (1422hr) X4

 

F

 

R2

 

C. quinquefasciatus

 

Gandhipuram

 

Max. Temperature (0C) (33.05)

 

- 0.82*

 

10.75

 

0.33*

 

A . subalbatus

 

North Coimbatore

 

Max. Temperature (0C) (41.46)

 

-1.02*

 

7.97

 

0.27*

 

C. pseudovishnu

 

North Coimbatore

 

Min. Temperature (0C) (60.64)

 

- 2.44*

 

9.25

 

0.30*

 

A . subalbatus

 

Gandhipuram

 

Min. Temperature (0C) (57.51)

 

-2.14*

 

4.79

 

0.18*

 

C. pseudovishnu

 

North Coimbatore

 

Humidity (%) (07.22 (-30.39)

 

0.46*

 

5.63

 

0.20*

 

A . subalbatus

 

Gandhipuram

 

Humidity (%) (07.22 h) (-40.22)

 

0.62*

 

9.14

 

0.29*

 

 

* - Statistically significant at 5% level