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Table 2 Mean (± standard error of the mean) female mosquitoes collected per trapper sampling period in Fasitoo-Tai using BGS, CDC and HBC sampling methods

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

Comparison 1: BGS vs HBC Latin Square

Species1

HBC

BGS + C/O

BGS + L/C/O

BGS + L

Ae. polynesiensis

17.25 ± 2.17 a

85.0 ± 18.48 b

136.75 ± 20.32 bc

211.25 ± 44.35 c

Ae. (Finlaya) spp. 2

0.0 ± 0.0 a

5.75 ± 2.72 ac

5.25 ± 1.97 bc

4.38 ± 3.29 ac

Ae. aegypti

0.0 ± 0.0 a

0.88 ± 0.74 a

1.5 ± 1.0 a

1.25 ± 0.9 a

Ae. upolensis

1.25 ± 1.25 a

0.5 ± 0.27 a

1.25 ± 0.86 a

1.75 ± 0.77 a

Cx. quinquefasciatus

0.0 ± 0.0 a

16.25 ± 8.16 bc

28.63 ± 22.38 bc

1.75 ± 0.75 ac

Comparison 2: BGS vs CDC Latin Square

 

Species1

CDC + C

CDC + C/O

BGS + C/O

 

Ae. polynesiensis

1.50 ± 0.97 a

0.50 ± 0.43 a

69.83 ± 19.12 b

 

Ae. (Finlaya) spp. 2

0.33 ± 0.18 a

1.17 ± 0.35 ab

5.5 ± 2.63 b

 

Ae. aegypti

0.17 ± 0.14 a

0.0 ± 0.0 a

0.0 ± 0.0 a

 

Ae. upolensis

0.0 ± 0.0 a

0.0 ± 0.0 a

0.33 ± 0.29 a

 

Cx. quinquefasciatus

8.67 ± 3.19 a

4.67 ± 1.81 a

24.0 ± 15.99 a

 

Cx. annulirostris

3.33 ± 1.88 a

0.17 ± 0.14 a

0.0 ± 0.0 a

 
  1. 1For each species, means in the same row followed by the same letter are not significantly different (Tukey’s multiple comparison test, P = 0.05, on log10(x + 1) transformed catch)
  2. 2Includes species Ae. oceanicus, Ae. samoanus, or Ae. tutuilae
  3. HBC: human bait catch; BGS: BG-Sentinel; CDC: Centers for Disease Control UV-light trap. Traps were baited with CO2 (C), octenol (O), and/or BG-lure (L)