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Table 1 The number of mosquitoes scanned for each species per preservation method

From: Evaluating preservation methods for identifying Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis complex mosquitoes species using near infra-red spectroscopy

Preservation method

An. arabiensis

An. gambiae s.s.

Fresh

134

134

Refrigeration at 4°C

533

543

Refrigeration at −20°C

666

673

Dried with silica gel and stored at room temperature

686

688

Stored in RNAlater® at room temperature

672

673

Stored in RNAlater® at 4°C

625

620

Stored in RNAlater® at −20°C

668

663

  1. accuracies across each storage duration and preservation method (Figure 1).