Breeding Habitat Preference of the Dengue Vector Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from Urban, Semiurban, and Rural Areas in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka
Table 2
Water quality parameters of dengue vector mosquito breeding container types (mean ± SE).
Container type
Total dissolved solid (mg/L)
Free ammonia (mg/L)
Total alkalinity (mg/L)
Total iron (mg/L)
Chloride (mg/L)
pH
AC refrigerators
522 (±278)bc
0.082 (±0.02)b
100.7 (±30.5)a
0.29 (±0.1)b
632 (±528)a
6.7 (±0.23)c
Bamboo stump
98 (±3)bc
0.08 (±0.001)b
79.5 (±7.5)a
0
0
9.4 (±0.5)a
Clay plot
124.2 (±14.1)c
0.076 (±0.03)b
116.8 (±17.2)a
0.04 (±0.02)b
30.6 (±19.4)b
7.78 (±0.52)ab
Covering items
115.7 (±32.2)bc
0.28 (±0.26)b
96.7 (±57.8)a
0.4 (±0.1)b
0
7.06 (±0.2)c
Discarded degradable
168.7 (±5.91)bc
0.271 (±0.24)b
89 (±25.9)a
0.12 (±0.01)b
0
7.02 (±0.4)c
Discarded nondegradable
186 (±12.3)bc
0.152 (±0.04)b
119 (±6.76)a
0.13 (±0.02)b
0
7.47 (±0.3)ab
Gutters
226.8 (±12.2)bc
1.64 (±0.35)a
150.4 (±24.2)a
0.56 (±0.14)b
0
7 (±1.64)c
Commodes and cisterns
60 (±12.7)c
0.59 (±0.47)b
38 (±13.9)a
0.075 (±0.02)b
27.5 (±4.79)b
7.35 (±0.17)b
Ornamental flower pots
1172 (±423)ab
0.1 (±0.01)b
136.4 (±39.4)a
0.12 (±0.07)b
60 (±8.22)b
7.94 (±0.41)abc
Slab
166 (±6.22)c
0.16 (±0.01)b
98.14 (±9.98)a
1.37 (±0.24)a
0
6.98 (±0.13)c
Tyres
1547 (±374)a
0.084 (±0.004)b
182.8 (±36.2)a
0.1 (±0.04)b
171 (±50.2)a
8.82 (±0.03)ab
Water storage barrels
189.9 (±35.8)c
0.08 (±0.02)b
126.5 (±43.4)a
0.15 (±0.12)b
95.5 (±15.4)b
7.86 (±0.26)abc
Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences according to the Kruskal–Wallis H test.
