The Effect of Breeding Habitat Characteristics on the Larval Abundance of Aedes Vector Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Three Localities, Galle District, Sri Lanka

Table 1

Occurrence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in different container types.

Type of containers	Type of material	Aedes aegypti	Aedes albopictus
Natural	Animal foot print	−	−
	Burrow pits	−	−
	Clay pots	+	+
	Coconut shells	+	+
	Wood caves	+	+
	Rain water pools	−	−
	Rock pools	+	−
Artificial	Covering items	+	+
	Earth pipes	−	−
	Flower pots	+	+
	Glass boxes	+	+
	Metal cups	+	+
	Ornamental items	+	+
	Pet feeding cups	+	+
	Plant axils	+	+
	Plastic cups	+	+
	Quarry pits	−	−
	Toys	+	+
	Tires	+	+