Aedes aegypti breeding ecology in Guerrero: cross-sectional study of mosquito breeding sites from the baseline for the Camino Verde trial in Mexico

Table 1 Different types of water containers examined in the three regions

Container type	Number (%) of containers
Container type	Acapulco	Costa Grande	Costa Chica	All regions
Water storage containers
鈥傿补谤谤别濒蝉^a	6379 (36.5)	4984 (37.3)	5352 (36.9)	16,715 (36.9)
鈥僀oncrete tanks^b	3021 (17.3)	3398 (25.2)	2939 (20.3)	9358 (20.6)
鈥傿耻肠办别迟蝉^c	4688 (26.8)	1873 (14.0)	2159 (14.9)	8720 (19.2)
鈥僌ther containers^d	863 (4.9)	1116 (8.4)	2622 (18.1)	4601 (10.1)
鈥働lastic tanks^e	1684 (9.6)	1176 (8.8)	509 (3.5)	3369 (7.4)
鈥働lastic bottles^f	492 (2.8)	728 (5.5)	335 (2.3)	1555 (3.4)
Containers not used for water storage
鈥僁iscarded articles^g	236 (1.3)	48 (0.4)	334 (2.3)	618 (1.4)
鈥僒测谤别蝉	25 (0.1)	5 (0.04)	183 (1.3)	213 (0.5)
鈥働lant and flowerpots	106 (0.6)	21 (0.2)	77 (0.5)	204 (0.4)
Total	17,494 (100)	13,349 (100)	14,510 (100)	45,353 (100)

Terminology for water containers varies, even between states in Mexico. The terminology in this article is that used in Guerrero State
^aBarrels or drums (tambos) are made of plastic or metal and hold about 2000聽l (Figure 1)
^bConcrete/cement tanks (pilas) are of variable size, up to thousands of litres (Figs. 2 and 3)
^cBuckets (cubetas) hold between 20聽l and 200聽l
^dOther containers used for water storage include washtubs, trays, and various kitchen utensils
^eLarge plastic tanks (tinacos) are made of heavy plastic with capacity 450聽l to 10,000聽l (Figure 4)
^fPlastic bottles (garrafones) 鈥� usually hold between 5聽l and 20聽l (Figure 5)
^gDiscarded articles (cacharros) with configuration allowing water accumulation

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