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| Article Name : | | | CONTAINER SURVEY OF MOSQUITO BREEDING SITES IN AN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN CHENNAI, TAMILNADU | | Author Name : | | | Sriram Chandramohan | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3558 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The Container survey was conducted from 15th – 19th October 2013 for a period of five days in the University Campus of Chennai, Tamilnadu. The campus has an area of 175 acres (0.71 km2) and most of the main administrative buildings and faculties are located here. The surroundings of the campus have been planted with vegetation and trees, providing ideal resting sites for mosquitoes. A total of 60 containers were identified as potential breeding sites, However, more than 50% (32) containers were found containing larvae, with Tyers being the most dominant (number of containers =25), followed by plastic container (5), natural containers (2).Among all types of containers, 42% of the total surveyed Tyers were positive with mosquito larvae, followed by plastic containers (33%) and natural containers (20%), especially tree holes, were the dominant breeding sites for mosquitoes in the campus. The collected mosquito larvae were Aedes aegypti (100%). | | Keywords : | | |
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