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Table 1 Description of sampling methods

From: Evaluation of traps and lures for mosquito vectors and xenomonitoring of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in a high prevalence Samoan Village

Experiment

Number of replications

Number of repeats

Treatments

Attractant

Average collection time

Latin square BGS vs HBC

2

4

BGS + C/O

CO2, Octenol

24 h

 

2

4

BGS + L

BG-lure

24 h

 

2

4

BGS + L/C/O

BG-lure, CO2, Octenol

24 h

 

2

4

HBC

Human

15 min

Latin square BGS vs CDC

2

3

CDC + C

UV-light, CO2

24 h

 

2

3

CDC + C/O

UV-light, CO2, Octenol

24 h

 

2

3

BGS + C/O

CO2, Octenol

24 h

Daytime HBC

27

N/A

HBC

Human

15 min

Night-time HBC

25

N/A

HBC

Human

30 min