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Table 4 Calculated screen performance index and results summary of experiments done to test the non-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

Screen performance index (SP index)

Cylinder-based

 Cyl1

41

14 (34)

56

14 (25)

49

14

30

-29–88

38

 Cyl2

57

2 (4)

53

5 (9)

55

4

6

-31–44

60

 Cyl3

59

1 (2)

53

0 (0)

56

1 (0.5)a

1

-10–12

20

Filament-based

 S4

46

25 (54)

52

31 (60)

49

28

57

24–90

36

 S5

69

41 (59)

62

31 (50)

66

36

55

-5–115

29

 S6

61

20 (33)

45

17 (38)

53

19

35

4–67

16

 S7

41

8 (20)

48

15 (31)

45

12

25

-49–100

7

 S8

40

16 (40)

46

21 (46)

43

19

43

7–79

10

Prism-based

 W1

42

19 (45)

64

32 (50)

53

26

48

17–78

46

 W2

58

5 (9)

57

4 (7)

58

5

8

-2–18

62

 W3

53

1 (2)

44

0 (0)

49

1 (0.5)a

1

-11–13

23

 W4

43

4 (9)

58

1 (2)

51

3

6

-43–54

35

 W5

48

0 (0)

45

0 (0)

47

0

0

0

75

Cone-based

 C01

55

0 (0)

60

0 (0)

58

0

0

0

79

 C02

47

0 (0)

60

0 (0)

54

0

0

0

52

 C03

43

0 (0)

53

0 (0)

48

0

0

0

56

 C04

58

0 (0)

45

0 (0)

52

0

0

0

92

 C05

56

0 (0)

48

0 (0)

52

0

0

0

86

 C06

62

0 (0)

64

0 (0)

63

0

0

0

74

 C07

42

0 (0)

40

0 (0)

41

0

0

0

75

 C08

54

0 (0)

41

0 (0)

48

0

0

0

73

 C09

56

0 (0)

63

0 (0)

60

0

0

0

34

 C10

48

0 (0)

47

0 (0)

48

0

0

0

44

 C11

50

0 (0)

51

0 (0)

51

0

0

0

55

 C12

62

0 (0)

43

0 (0)

53

0

0

0

20

  1. aMean rounded to one decimal place. All other means and percentages rounded to the nearest integer