Laboratory Evaluation of Oviposition Behavior of Field Collected Aedes Mosquitoes

Table 5

Oviposition by Aedes mosquitoes in response to ovitrap size.

Serial; number	Surface area of ovitrap	Eggs laid by Aedes mosquitoes
	(sq. cm)	Ae. aegypti	Ae. albopictus
(1)	9.42	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00
(2)	12.57	32.67±13.32	61.67±23.71
(3)	25.14	92.33±15.31	83.33±15.82
(4)	28.28	150.67±65.43	120.00±12.53
(5)	34.57	267.67±73.17	208.33±53.91
(6)	37.71	338.00±59.43	305.33±29.67
(7)	50.28	419.67±77.42	365.67±44.41

Mean number of eggs ± S.D deposited by the two species of Aedes mosquitoes in response to ovitrap size.