Biogeography of the two major arbovirus mosquito vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera, Culicidae), in Madagascar

Table 1 Ecological characteristics of sampling areas

Areas	Regions	Sites	Adult breeding sites	Larval habitats
Highlands	Analamanga	Antananarivo city	Bamboo	Bamboo hedge, discarded containers
		Anjozorobe forest	Bamboo, bushes	Bamboo hedge
		Ankazobe village	Bushes	Bamboo hedge, used tires
	Amoron'i Mania	Ambositra city	Fruit trees, bamboo, bushes	Bamboo hedge, used tires
		Ranomafana village, forest	Bushes	Discarded containers, hollow roks
	Haute Matsiatra	Fianarantsoa I-II city	Mango trees, bushes	Discarded containers, used tires
Eastern Plains	Antsinanana	Toamasina city in coast	Bamboo hedge, bushes	Abandoned buckets, used tires, drum, coconut
Western Plains	Boeny	Mahajanga city in coast	Mango trees, bushes	Discarded containers, used tires
	Menabe	Morondava city in coast	Mango trees, bushes	Abandoned buckets, used tires, drum, coconut
		Kirindy forest	Forest	Hollow rocks, tree holes
Southeast Coast	Vatovavy Fitovinany	Mananjary city in coast	Fruit trees, bushes	Bamboo hedge, discarded containers, coconut
North Plains - North West	Diana	Ambanja city	Bushes	Abandoned buckets, used tires, drum, coconut
		Ankarana forest	Forest	Hollow rocks, tree holes
		Montagne d'Ambre forest	Forest	Hollow rocks, tree holes
		Diego Suarez city in coast	Bushes, fruit trees	Abandoned buckets, used tires, drum, coconut

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