Laboratory Evaluation of Oviposition Behavior of Field Collected Aedes Mosquitoes

Table 3

Oviposition preference in water from different sources by the two species of Aedes mosquito.

Serial number	Types of water	Eggs laid by Aedes mosquitoes
		Ae. aegypti	Ae. albopictus
(1)	Distilled water	346.33±38.55	342.67±67.24
(2)	Pond	195.67±31.09	201.00±73.65
(3)	Tap	288.33±62.88	300.00±10.54
(4)	Sea	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00
(5)	Well	253.67±42.90	241.67±73.35
(6)	Paddy field	170.00±16.70	119.33±31.72
(7)	Drain	3.33±3.51	17.00±5.00
(8)	Ditches	186.67±18.34	165.00±49.69

Mean number of eggs ± SD deposited in water collected from different sources of water by the two species of Aedes.