Asia Pacific Environmental and Occupational Health Journal

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the preference of the Aedes mosquitoes to oviposit based on the distribution of mosquito eggs, abundance of Aedes species and ovitrap index based on types of water, seasons and breeding sites.
Method: To achieve the aim, 140 ovitraps consisted of seasoned tap water and rain water were placed side by side at 70 different sampling sites in Bandar Baru, Kubang Kerian at a 2-monthly interval between rainy and dry seasons, respectively.
Result: The identified Aedes species in this study were Aedes Albopictus and Aedes Aegypti. There were significance differences in the distribution of mosquito eggs between types of water (more mosquito eggs were oviposited in rain water) and between seasons (more mosquito eggs were oviposited during wet season). There was a significant association between percentage of mosquito eggs hatched by seasons with more mosquito eggs were hatched during dry season. A significantly different of mosquito eggs oviposition was found at four different locations in studied area with high level of ovitrap index values.
Conclusion: In conclusion, Aedes surveillance using ovitrap is the most sensitive, cost-effective and reliable method to detect the presence of Aedes species.
Keywords: Ovipostion preferences; Aedes mosquitoes,