Laboratory Evaluation of Oviposition Behavior of Field Collected Aedes Mosquitoes

Table 1

Effect of NaCl concentrations on oviposition of Aedes mosquitoes.

NaCl concentration (%)	Aedes mosquito species
	Ae. aegypti	Ae. albopictus
Distilled water	371.6±51.11	291.8±37.51
0.25	392.2±70.49	279.8±34.43
0.5	255.6±53.16	215.6±56.72
0.75	115.8±25.67	183.6±52.61
1.0	110.2±37.04	84.2±42.89
1.5	65.2±16.69	47.4±28.89
2.0	1.8±1.79	0±0.00

Mean number of eggs ± SD deposited in water containing different concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl) by Aedes mosquitoes.