Ecology of dengue vector Aedes albopictus in the rubber plantation areas of a village in Palakkad district, Kerala

A larval survey for dengue vector Aedes albopictus were carried out in the rubber plantation areas of a village in Palakkad district to determine its breeding site preference. The larval indices were calculated using the WHO standard methods and it is correlated with climatological factors like temperature and rainfall during the pre-monsoon and monsoon periods of the year 2019. A total of 660 water holding containers were observed in which...