Table 3 Comparison of the estimated mean number of the mosquitoes collected when the odour-baited mosquito landing boxes were baited with host odour suctioned from human occupied tent against un-baited boxes (control)
Treatments | Anopheles arabiensis | Anopheles funestus | Culex species | Mansonia species | Total No. mosquitoes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (95%CL) | Sum (%) | Mean (95%CL) | Sum (%) | Mean (95%CL) | Sum (%) | Mean (95%CL) | Sum (%) | Â |
MLB baited with host odours | 18.2 | 218 | 1.0 | 12 | 38.2 | 458 | 37.0 | 444 | 1132 |
(10.2-32.5) | (19.3) | (0.5-2.2) | (1.1) | (21.5-67.7) | (40.5) | (20.9-65.7) | (39.2) | (100%) | |
Control (MLB unbaited) | 8.0 | 95 | 0.2 | 02 | 20.3 | 243 | 12.6 | 151 | 491 |
(4.3-14.4) | (19.3) | (0.0-0.7) | (0.4) | (11.3-36.2) | (49.5) | (7.0-22.7) | (30.8) | (100%) | |