Intradomestic mosquito breeding sources and their management

Seven mosquito species were found to breed in intradomestic breeding sources. An. stephensi and An. subpictus bred in almost all types of containers. Among the culicines, Cx. quinquefasciatus and Ae. aegypti were predominant. Larval breeding was controlled through source reduction or introduction of larvivorous fish Poecilia reticulata. Health education helped in acceptance of the programme by the community. Intradomestic breeding positivity was 2-6% and 16-31% in experimental and control areas respectively.