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 3

Water quality parameters of dengue vector mosquito breeding containers according to the material type of containers (mean ± SE).

Material type of containers	Total dissolved solids (mg/L)	Free ammonia (mg/L)	Total alkalinity (mg/L)	Total iron (mg/L)	Chloride (mg/L)	pH
Plastic	515.2 ± 124.1^a	0.474 ± 0.07^a	123.4 ± 34.7^a	0.3 ± 0.001^a	259.3 ± 167^a	7.24 ± 0.32^a
Concrete	585 ± 145^a	0.14 ± 0.03^a	114 ± 34.9^a	0.85 ± 0.02^a	25 ± 12.09^b	7.8 ± 0.07^a
Rubber	1547 ± 10.7^b	0.8 ± 0.05^a	184 ± 12.8^a	0	247 ± 115^a	8.9 ± 0.23^b
Clay	124.2 ± 44.9^c	0.07 ± 0.04^a	116.8 ± 12^a	0.04 ± 0.001^a	30.6 ± 13.9^b	7.78 ± 0.07^a
Natural	161 ± 123.8^c	0.18 ± 0.01^a	99.1 ± 27^a	0.131 ± 0.01^a	0	8.28 ± 0.8^b
Ceramic	60 ± 35.7^d	0.59 ± 0.07^a	38 ± 23^b	0.075 ± 0.001^a	27.5 ± 0.05^b	7.35 ± 0.02^a
Glass	78 ± 12.98^d	0.012 ± 0.002^a	52 ± 12^b	0.23 ± 0.04^a	158 ± 97.7^a	7.45 ± 0.01^a

Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences between different breeding habitats in each water quality parameter according to the Kruskal–Wallis H test.