Table 1. Estimates of population parameters and malarial vectorial capacity of Anopheles sergentii in two oases with different levels of sugar supply (95% confidence intervals are in parentheses).

Parameter	Sugar-poor oasis	Sugar-rich oasis
Gonotrophic duration (days)	3.3(2.1–4.6)	2.4(1.7–3.0)
Survival rate (p)	0.72 (0.70–0.74)	0.93 (0.92–0.94)
Individual capture rate (θ)	0.038(0.035–0.042)	0.035 (0.033–0.038)
Population size (N)	37494 (34560–40539)	85595 (79327–92536)
Estimated mosquitoes older than EIP*	6982	29108
Vectorial capacity (VC)	0.024	6.294

*EIP = 10 days