Table 1.
Drivers of mosquito abundance
| Ae. furcifer/Ae. taylori | Ae. leuteocephalus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | |
| Intercept | 5,173.364 | 3,614.152, 7,389.723 | 1,641.944 | 1,079.328, 2,493.443 |
| Lag count (per 1000) | 1.050* | 1.014, 1.087* | 1.154* | 1.047, 1.272* |
| Sum of rain (in) | 1.010 | 0.996, 1.024 | 1.013 | 0.993, 1.034 |
| Relative humidity | 0.966 | 0.924, 1.009 | 0.966 | 0.908, 1.028 |
| Mean temperature (°C) | 0.932 | 0.768, 1.131 | 0.850 | 0.642, 1.116 |
The results of a Bayesian hierarchical overdispersed Poisson regression with Ae. furcifer/Ae. taylori and Ae. luteocephalus mosquito abundance as the count, mosquito count from the previous year (lag; in 1,000s), total rainfall in a season, and mean temperature and relative humidity over 1 year. Data were mean-centered to aid interpretation. The intercept corresponds to the expected number of Ae. furcifer/Ae. taylori or Ae. luteocephalus in 1 year with mean counts of mosquitoes in the previous year, mean amounts of rain, temperature, and relative humidity.
*
Statistically significant coefficients.