Container breeding preference of Aedes albopictus in urban environment

摘要

The comparative profusion of the aquatic level of mosquitoes in an urban area was surveyed using fordifferent container habitats. The seasonal entomological survey was carried out at urban and peri-urbanarea to observe larval breeding sites, Aedes albopictus was the main species in the container breedinghabitats. Larval collections were conducted from April 2018 to March 2019 as one in all the wetcontainers in and around houses of the study areas. Overall 1053 wet containers were searched in threeseasons, out of which 65(6.17%) respectively, were reported, positive for Aedes albopictus breedingjuvenile stage of Aedes albopictus were found in pre-monsoon, monsoon and post monsoon seasons as2.06%, 6.87% and 6.08% respectively, in wet containers in Udaipur district. Aedes albopictus weremostly inspected in urban and peri-urban areas. Discarded tires (86.15%) were the most preferredmicrohabitat for Aedes breeding followed by metal pots (4.6%) and mud pots (3.07%). Increasedurbanization in this area has resulted in developed of non- biodegradable containers with producingbreeding habitat for Aedes albopictus.