Table 3 Effects of water pH and hardness level on life stages’ survivorship of Culex quinquefasciatus

4.0

63.51 ± 12.33^a

84.73 ± 2.364^b

59.28 ± 18.33^a

61.13 ± 7.24^b

5.0

99.05 ± 0.64^b

98.96 ± 1.57^c

99.04 ± 0.49^b

79.04 ± 3.56^c

6.0

98.73 ± 1.53^b

98.20 ± 2.32^c

98.65 ± 1.17^b

81.01 ± 3.70^c

7.0

99.31 ± 1.56^b

96.57 ± 4.55^c

98.76 ± 1.79^b

80.67 ± 2.42^c

8.0

99.88 ± 0.35^b

99.25 ± 1.04^c

99.75 ± 0.43^b

82.43 ± 1.52^c

9.0

98.80 ± 0.77^b

97.63 ± 2.89^c

98.57 ± 0.89^b

76.16 ± 2.29^c

10.0

57.31 ± 21.85^a

55.27 ± 46.33^a

50.27 ± 23.35^a

51.93 ± 16.30^a

0

96.93 ± 1.16^c

99.73 ± 0.77^c

97.49 ± 0.88^c

74.48 ± 6.20^c

30

95.06 ± 1.50^c

94.81 ± 5.79^c

95.01 ± 1.60^c

76.92 ± 6.89^c

90

93.94 ± 1.15^c

98.32 ± 2.18^c

94.82 ± 1.28^c

78.16 ± 7.34^c

150

81.69 ± 3.06^b

85.80 ± 9.88^b

82.51 ± 3.00^b

61.36 ± 5.48^b

210

55.90 ± 11.32^a

58.89 ± 15.89^a

56.50 ± 11.05^a

44.93 ± 8.41^a