The Sticky Resting Box, a new tool for studying resting behaviour of Afrotropical malaria vectors

Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Daily predicted mean estimates (±SE) of An. gambiae s.l. mosquitoes caught subdivided based on gender, female gonotrophic stage and sampling method

Position	Status	Method	Mean	+SE	-SE	Difference between methods	Ratio
Indoor	All	BP	6.5	2.71	1.91	χ²= 31.12; p<0.001	6
	All	SRB-IN	1.08	0.45	0.32	χ²= 31.12; p<0.001	6
	Unfed	BP	1.42	0.56	0.4	χ²=28.81; p<0.001	5
	Unfed	SRB-IN	0.31	0.13	0.09	χ²=28.81; p<0.001	5
	Fed	BP	0.95	0.43	0.29	χ²=34.9; p<0.001	12
	Fed	SRB-IN	0.08	0.04	0.02	χ²=34.9; p<0.001	12
	Gravid	BP	1.96	0.84	0.59	χ²=29.38; p<0.001	6
	Gravid	SRB-IN	0.3	0.13	0.09	χ²=29.38; p<0.001	6
	Male	BP	1.86	0.85	0.58	χ²=31.96; p<0.001	7
	Male	SRB-IN	0.27	0.13	0.09	χ²=31.96; p<0.001	7
Outdoor	All	PIT	3.37	2.17	1.32	χ²=24.16; p<0.001	5
	All	SRB-OUT	0.68	0.42	0.26	χ²=24.16; p<0.001	5
	Unfed	PIT	0.57	0.34	0.21	χ²=15.93; p<0.001	2
	Unfed	SRB-OUT	0.26	0.15	0.09	χ²=15.93; p<0.001	2
	Fed	PIT	0.32	0.24	0.14	χ²=16.25; p<0.001	5
	Fed	SRB-OUT	0.07	0.05	0.03	χ²=16.25; p<0.001	5
	Gravid	PIT	0.61	0.36	0.23	χ²=22.08; p<0.001	5
	Gravid	SRB-OUT	0.13	0.07	0.05	χ²=22.08; p<0.001	5
	Male	PIT	1.32	1.18	0.62	χ²=20.50; p<0.001	8
	Male	SRB-OUT	0.16	0.14	0.07	χ²=20.50; p<0.001	8

The SE and the differences (Chi-square and p-value) between trap types are calculated with respect to the predicted mean difference. Ratio is calculated dividing the predicted mean value of the first method per the second method.
SRB-IN Sticky resting box indoors, SRB-OUT Sticky resting box outdoors, BP Back Pack aspirators indoors, PIT Pit shelters outdoors.

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