Entomological Investigations on Malaria Vectors in Some War-Torn Areas in the Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka after Settlement of 30-Year Civil Disturbance

Table 5

Correlation between anopheline densities climate variables.

Lag period (Months)	Pearson correlation coefficient ( value) between vector densities and climatic factors
	Rainfall			Temperature			Humidity
	All Anopheline	A. culicifacies	A. subpictus	All Anopheline	A. culicifacies	A. subpictus	All Anopheline	A. culicifacies	A. subpictus
Hand collection
0	−0.248 (0.232)	−0.001 (0.996)	−0.268 (0.195)	0.279 (0.177)	−0.332 (0.105)	0.279 (0.177)	−0.267 (0.197)	−0.267 (0.197)	0.129 (0.538)
1	0.087 (0.685)	0.252 (0.235)	0.052 (0.811)	−0.064 (0.767)	−0.290 (0.168)	−0.045 (0.836)	0.236 (0.267)	0.210 (0.325)	0.298 (0.157)
2	−0.007 (0.973)	0.394 (0.063)	−0.030 (0.893)	−0.216 (0.323)	−0.195 (0.373)	−0.206 (0.345)	0.319 (0.137)	0.300 (0.165)	0.345 (0.107)
Window trap
0	0.315 (0.126)	0.358 (0.079)	0.297 (0.149)	−0.269 (0.194)	−0.128 (0.542)	−0.205 (0.326)	0.236 (0.255)	0.200 (0.338)	0.242 (0.245)
1	0.402 (0.052)	−0.150 (0.484)	0.347 (0.097)	−0.344 (0.099)	0.196 (0.357)	−0.244 (0.251)	0.455 (0.026)	0.399 (0.054)	−0.226 (0.289)
2	0.206 (0.346)	−0.124 (0.572)	0.089 (0.685)	−0.317 (0.141)	0.181 (0.408)	−0.210 (0.337)	0.487 (0.019)	0.389 (0.067)	−0.233 (0.284)
Cattle-baited trap
0	0.118 (0.575)	0.066 (0.754)	0.310 (0.132)	−0.257 (0.214)	−0.415 (0.039)	−0.278 (0.178)	0.212 (0.308)	0.220 (0.290)	0.252 (0.224)
1	−0.087 (0.686)	0.230 (0.280)	−0.034 (0.875)	−0.375 (0.071)	−0.403 (0.051)	−0.292 (0.166)	0.272 (0.199)	0.231 (0.277)	0.340 (0.104)
2	0.225 (0.303)	0.362 (0.090)	0.098 (0.658)	−0.43 (0.037)	−0.252 (0.245)	−0.246 (0.258)	0.368 (0.084)	0.211 (0.334)	0.314 (0.145)
Cattle-baited net
0	−0.134 (0.524)	0.187 (0.370)	0.156 (0.457)	−0.217 (0.296)	−0.266 (0.199)	−0.034 (0.872)	0.092 (0.661)	0.203 (0.331)	0.214 (0.304)
1	0.232 (0.275)	0.246 (0.247)	0.290 (0.169)	−0.282 (0.181)	−0.178 (0.405)	−0.262 (0.216)	0.239 (0.260)	0.499 (0.013)	0.269 (0.204)
2	0.598 (0.003)	0.329 (0.125)	0.287 (0.185)	−0.433 (0.039)	−0.080 (0.716)	−0.415 (0.049)	0.539 (0.008)	0.460 (0.027)	0.204 (0.350)
Larval collection
0	−0.248 (0.232)	−0.001 (0.996)	−0.268 (0.195)	0.279 (0.177)	−0.332 (0.105)	0.279 (0.177)	−0.267 (0.197)	−0.267 (0.197)	0.129 (0.538)
1	0.087 (0.685)	0.252 (0.235)	0.052 (0.811)	−0.064 (0.767)	−0.29 (0.168)	−0.045 (0.836)	0.236 (0.267)	0.210 (0.325)	0.298 (0.157)
2	−0.007 (0.973)	0.394 (0.063)	−0.030 (0.893)	−0.216 (0.323)	−0.195 (0.373)	−0.206 (0.345)	0.319 (0.137)	0.300 (0.165)	0.345 (0.107)

values in parentheses.