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Table 1 Total and mean ± SE number of female An. gambiae attracted in a dual-choice bioassay by blend IB1 dispensed from nylon (reference treatment) versus candidate odour-dispensing substrates (polyester, cotton and cellulose + polyacrylate material) within a screen-walled greenhouse

From: Evaluation of textile substrates for dispensing synthetic attractants for malaria mosquitoes

Candidate substrate

N

n

Mean ± SE mosquitoes caught

 

Nylon

Candidate substrate

P-value

Polyester

4

474

42.8 ± 3.3

75.8 ± 4.4

0.001

Cotton

4

434

43.0 ± 3.3

65.5 ± 4.5

0.001

Cellulose + polyacrylate

4

359

35.8 ± 3.0

54.0 ± 3.7

0.010

  1. N is the number of experimental nights, n is the total number of mosquitoes caught and SE is the standard error of the mean catch per night.