Laboratory Evaluation of Oviposition Behavior of Field Collected Aedes Mosquitoes

Table 2

Oviposition preference for different coloured ovistrips by Aedes mosquitoes.

Serial number	Colour of ovistrip	Number of eggs laid by Aedes mosquitoes
		Ae. aegypti		Ae. albopictus
		Light	Dark	Light	Dark
(1)	Black	343.33±51.47	426.67±25.66	328.33±2.89	446.67±7.51
(2)	Red	330.00±17.00	335.33±28.36	275.67±17.62	330.67±20.13
(3)	Yellow	94.00±9.54	169.00±4.00	104.67±4.04	164.33±14.57
(4)	Green	103.00±10.44	136.00±4.00	121.67±4.93	136.67±4.04
(5)	Blue	38.67±2.08	29.67±1.15	39.00±16.82	35.00±15.39
(6)	White	36.67±10.41	0.00±0.00	6.00±1.73	0.00±0.00

Oviposition preference for different coloured ovistrips by Aedes mosquitoes in light and dark (data are represented as mean ± SD).