Evaluation of low density polyethylene and nylon for delivery of synthetic mosquito attractants

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Behavioural responses of mosquitoes towards attractant treated polyethylene sachets lined with nylon versus nylon strips treated with a similar attractant

Treatment	N	Proportions of mosquitoes caught
		LDPE (no absorbent)		LDPE (with absorbent)
		n	Mean ± S.E	n	Mean ± S.E
IB1-treated nylon strips	12	968	78.20 ± 2.57^a	1066	86.02 ± 2.7^a
IB1-filled LDPE sachets	12	282	22.78 ± 1.37^b	320	25.82 ± 1.45^b
Control nylon strips	12	28	2.35 ± 0.44^c	26	2.10 ± 0.41^c
Control LDPE sachets	12	35	2.73 ± 0.46^c	17	1.37 ± 0.33^c

N refers to the number of replicates and n to the total number of mosquitoes trapped. Mean (±S.E) numbers of mosquitoes trapped with different letter superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).

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