Research Article

Weather-Based Prediction Models for the Prevalence of Dengue Vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus

Table 1

Ovitrap positivity (OVI ± SE) and egg density (EDI ± SE) of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in three study sites.

VariableUrban-BANSemiurban-GALRural-BUL
Total no. of eggsOVIEDITotal no. of eggsOVIEDITotal no. of eggsOVIEDI

Ae. aegyptiIndoor27015.67a ± 31.1e ± 0.3181.2a ± 0.70.43f ± 0.2
Outdoor2099.67b ± 10.9e ± 0.1

Ae. albopictusIndoor288533.83d ± 512g ± 9305047d ± 212g ± 2385138.67d ± 212.3g ± 8
Outdoor412634.67d ± 417.2g ± 11357053.2d ± 20.4f ± 0.03731060.00e ± 318.43g ± 2

Eggs were not present. BAN, Bandaranayakapura; GAL, Galgamuwa; BUL, Buluwala. Different letters indicated statistically significant difference between variables using the ANOVA test.