Effect of physicochemical parameters on Anopheles mosquitoes larval composition in Akure North Local Government area of Ondo State, Nigeria

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 1 Physicochemical parameters of the sampled breeding sites in the study areas

Parameter	Location					Range	Mean ± SE	P value
Parameter	Igoba	Isinigbo	Oba-Ile	Iju	Ita-Ogbolu	Range	Mean ± SE	P value
Electrical conductivity (μS/cm)	246.92 ± 29.63a	254.67 ± 37.89a	245.42 ± 30.38a	242.33 ± 32.00a	263.25 ± 36.9a	140–557	250.52 ± 14.52	P > 0.05
pH	7.09 ± 0.18a	7.02 ± 0.14a	6.89 ± 0.13a	6.91 ± 0.11a	6.68 ± 0.09a	6.05–8.23	6.92 ± 0.06	P > 0.05
Total dissolved solid (ppm)	17.50 ± 1.46a	17.42 ± 1.61a	15.50 ± 1.18a	15.83 ± 1.24a	16.75 ± 1.30a	10–27	16.60 ± 0.60	P > 0.05
Temperature (℃)	26.50 ± 0.33a	25.99 ± 0.45a	25.63 ± 0.45a	26.09 ± 0.29a	25.967 ± 0.55a	23.1–28.7	26.04 ± 0.19	P > 0.05
Dissolved oxygen (mg/L)	8.01 ± 0.05a	8.09 ± 0.07a	8.17 ± 0.07a	8.06 ± 0.05a	8.10 ± 0.09a	7.67–8.56	8.09 ± 0.03	P > 0.05

P-values are based on one-way ANOVA test
Means followed by the same alphabet (a) in rows are not significantly different (P > 0.05) from one another using Duncan’s new multiple range test (DNMRT)