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Table 3 Results summary of experiments done to test the permissive side of the 3D screens

From: 3D mosquito screens to create window double screen traps for mosquito control

 

Experiment 1

Experiment 2

Number of mosquitoes

Number of mosquitoes

Meana number of mosquitoes

3D screen type

Released into the wind tunnel

Passed through the screen (%)

Released into the wind tunnel

Passed through the screen (%)

Released into the wind tunnel

Passed through the screen

Meana percent passed

95% confidence interval

Cylinder-based

 Cyl1

60

34 (57)

56

29 (52)

58

32

54

23–85

 Cyl2

66

40 (61)

61

41 (67)

64

41

64

22–106

 Cyl3

54

10 (19)

49

11 (22)

52

11

20

-4–45

Filament-based

 S4

57

50 (88)

59

48 (81)

58

49

85

44–125

 S5

57

36 (63)

52

34 (65)

55

35

64

50–78

 S6

41

11 (27)

63

15 (24)

52

13

25

6–45

 S7

39

3 (8)

63

7 (11)

51

5

9

-12–31

 S8

43

7 (16)

49

10 (20)

46

9

18

-8–45

Prism-based

 W1

49

42 (86)

49

44 (90)

49

43

88

62–114

 W2

60

42 (70)

61

39 (64)

61

41

67

28–106

 W3

42

11 (26)

54

11 (20)

48

11

23

-14–60

 W4

40

16 (40)

48

16 (33)

44

16

37

-6–79

 W5

51

36 (71)

61

48 (79)

56

42

75

23–126

Cone-based

 C01

56

43 (77)

61

49 (80)

59

46

79

56–101

 C02

53

26 (49)

58

32 (55)

56

29

52

13–91

 C03

61

33 (54)

68

40 (59)

65

37

56

26–86

 C04

48

45 (94)

58

52 (90)

53

49

92

66–118

 C05

62

57 (92)

63

51 (81)

63

54

86

17–156

 C06

59

42 (71)

46

35 (76)

53

39

74

43–105

 C07

36

28 (78)

64

46 (72)

50

37

75

37–112

 C08

80

57 (71)

42

31 (74)

61

44

73

56–89

 C09

45

14 (31)

52

19 (37)

49

17

34

-1–68

 C10

60

26 (43)

58

26 (45)

59

26

44

35–54

 C11

47

28 (50)

51

26 (51)

49

27

55

1–110

 C12

55

12 (22)

60

11 (18)

58

12

20

-2–42

  1. aMeans and percentages rounded to the nearest integer