Water quality index of Aedes aegypti (L) breeding sites in southern coastal areas of India

P Jasmine; Perinba Smith V Robin

doi:10.17485/IJST/v13i12.87

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Water quality index of Aedes aegypti (L) breeding sites in southern coastal areas of India

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v13i12.87

Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 12, Pages: 1310-1315

Original Article

Water quality index of Aedes aegypti (L) breeding sites in southern coastal areas of India

P Jasmine^1*, Perinba Smith V Robin²

¹PhD Scholar, Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University), Nagercoil, 620 003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Head and Associate Professor, Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University), Nagercoil, 620 003, Tamil Nadu, India

*Author for correspondence
P Jasmine
PhD Scholar, Department of Zoology and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University), Nagercoil, 620 003, Tamil Nadu, India
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:31 March 2020, Accepted Date:23 April 2020, Published Date:08 May 2020

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Breeding habitat can influence the biological features of the mosquitoes and can be utilized to improve the implementation of the vector control. The major objective of this study was to evaluate the Water Quality Index of various breeding sites. Methods/Statistical analysis: Community Development Blocks (n=9) of the Kanyakumari district were selected as the main research site to study the water quality characteristics of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes' breeding sites. The physicochemical parameters in the mosquito breeding containers were analyzed. Findings: Sixteen types of breeding sites were analyzed, among them nine breeding sites had good quality of water and remaining seven breeding sites contained slightly polluted water. Novelty/Applications: The awareness of water quality parameters of mosquito breeding sites can be used in the adoption of preventive methods.

Keywords: Community development blocks; Physico-chemical parameters; Aedes aegypti; Breeding sites

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