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 ± 124.1a
0.474 ± 0.07a
123.4 ± 34.7a
0.3 ± 0.001a
259.3 ± 167a
7.24 ± 0.32a
Concrete
585 ± 145a
0.14 ± 0.03a
114 ± 34.9a
0.85 ± 0.02a
25 ± 12.09b
7.8 ± 0.07a
Rubber
1547 ± 10.7b
0.8 ± 0.05a
184 ± 12.8a
0
247 ± 115a
8.9 ± 0.23b
Clay
124.2 ± 44.9c
0.07 ± 0.04a
116.8 ± 12a
0.04 ± 0.001a
30.6 ± 13.9b
7.78 ± 0.07a
Natural
161 ± 123.8c
0.18 ± 0.01a
99.1 ± 27a
0.131 ± 0.01a
0
8.28 ± 0.8b
Ceramic
60 ± 35.7d
0.59 ± 0.07a
38 ± 23b
0.075 ± 0.001a
27.5 ± 0.05b
7.35 ± 0.02a
Glass
78 ± 12.98d
0.012 ± 0.002a
52 ± 12b
0.23 ± 0.04a
158 ± 97.7a
7.45 ± 0.01a
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.