Table 2.
Variable names and values used in the R code to derive an estimate of infrastructure and personnel costs
| Coded variable | Default variable value |
|---|---|
| Mosquito and site information | |
| MaunaLoa.Mos.Sites | Malama Ki; Nanawale; Bryson's; Waiakea; Cooper; Crater; Pu'u |
| MaunaLoa.Mos.Density.km | 4546; 78,547; 14,597; 29,001; 27,615; 1637; 618 |
| MaunaLoa.Elev.m | 25; 36; 314; 885; 1024; 1177; 1247 |
| Alakai.Area.ToCntrl.km | 117 km2 |
| FemalePercent | 50% (assumes an equal sex ratio) |
| Overflooding_Multiplier | 10 (10:1 overflooding ratios are commonly used for a control efficacy of 99%; Zheng et al. [11]; Kandul et al. [53]) |
| Basic infrastructure costs | |
| Year1.Only.Items | ACL2 modification; irradiator; mosquito sex sorters (6); larval rearing units (5); adult cages (100); ovitraps (300); BG traps (50); PCR machine |
| Year1.Only.Costs | $800,000; $250,000; $6900; $134,500; $11,040; $2400; $7500; $47,000 |
| Electricity | $2000.00 × 12 |
| LaboratorySpace | Median price of an 800 m2 modular facility (see Supp. Mat. Section 2 for price quotes) |
| AllOtherYear.Items | PCR buffers, reagents, primers, Taq, misc. equipment, misc. field supplies |
| AllOtherYear.Costs | $30,000 |
| Position and personnel costs | |
| Personnel.Des | Mass rearing; quality control |
| Wage.Mass.Rearing | $20.00 |
| Wage.Quality.Control | $25.00 |
| HoursPerYear | 260 * 8 |
| Fringe | Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi Fringe/Indirect is set at 61.56% for 2018 |