Research Article
Diversity and Species Composition of Microbiota Associated with Mosquito Breeding Habitats: A Study from Kurunegala District in Sri Lanka
Table 2
Positivity of vector mosquito larvae in breeding habitats.
| | Breeding habitat | No. of samples | Ae. aegypti | Ae. albopictus | An. subpictus | An. | Cx. quinquefasciatus | Cx. tritaeniorhynchus | Cx. | Cx. | Ma. uniformis |
| | Rice fields | 12 | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | | Marshy lands | 2 | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | | Ponds | 1 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Reservoirs | 2 | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | | Tank margins | 1 | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | | Irrigation canals | 5 | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | | Blocked drainages | 1 | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | | Tree holes | 3 | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Plastic containers | 3 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Burrow pits | 2 | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Tyres | 1 | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Leaf litter | 1 | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Metal containers | 2 | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Ornamentals | 1 | − | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | | Clay pots | 2 | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Stagnant water bodies | 1 | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | No of larvae | 42 | 183 | 110 | 08 | 236 | 394 | 411 | 101 | 10 | | Distribution (C) | 31.25 | 43.75 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 25.0 | 18.75 | 18.75 | 18.75 | 6.25 | | Density (D) | 2.86 | 12.31 | 7.4 | 0.53 | 15.88 | 26.51 | 27.65 | 6.79 | 0.67 |
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(−) mosquito larvae not detected; (+) mosquito larvae positive habitats. C: distribution classes; C1: sporadic appearance (constancy 0–20%); C2: infrequent (20.1–40%); C3: moderate (40.1–60%); C4: frequent (60.1–80%); C5: constant (80.1–100%). D: density classes; satellite species (D < 1%); subdominant species (1 < D < 5%); dominant species (D > 5%).
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