Field evaluation of four widely used mosquito traps in Central Europe

Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Statistical differences between the number of trapped individuals per genera among the four trapping devices

Response variable	Traps	Estimate	SE	DF	t	p
Anopheles	BG vs. MM	-0.905	0.349	300.7	-2.59	0.010
	CDC vs. MM	-0.950	0.349	300.6	-2.72	0.007
	EVS vs. MM	-1.456	0.349	300.6	-4.17	<0.001
Aedes/
Ochlerotatus	BG vs. EVS	23.570	10.264	299.1	2.30	0.022
	BG vs. MM	23.796	10.654	299.5	2.23	0.026
	CDC vs. EVS	32.398	10.260	299.0	3.16	0.002
	CDC vs. MM	32.624	10.650	299.5	3.06	0.002
Culex	BG vs. CDC	8.933	2.807	299.2	3.18	0.002
	BG vs. EVS	6.475	2.807	299.2	2.31	0.022
	BG vs. MM	16.962	2.911	300.5	5.83	<0.001
	CDC vs. MM	8.029	2.910	300.5	2.76	0.006
	EVS vs. MM	10.486	2.910	300.5	3.60	0.000
Culiseta	BG vs. EVS	-0.963	0.328	298.5	-2.93	0.004

Mean +/-SE differences in least squares means associated with the mixed linear models for the number of individuals per trapping period among the four trapping devices. Only mosquito genera caught with more than 100 individuals are shown and trapping periods were only included if the genus was detected with at least one individual in the corresponding trapping period at the sampling location (only significant differences shown). BG: Biogents Sentinel trap, EVS: Heavy Duty Encephalitis Vector Survey trap, CDC: Centres for Disease Control miniature light trap, MM: Mosquito Magnet Patriot Mosquito trap, Estimate: differences in least squares means, SE: standard error, DF: degrees of freedom, t: t-value, p: p value.

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