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Table 1 Flight orientation of female Aedes albopictus responses to various concentrations of selected compounds

From: Enhancing attraction of the vector mosquito Aedes albopictus by using a novel synthetic odorant blend

Tested odorant

Concentration tested (%)

Orientation indices (mean ± SE)

n

l-Lactic acid

10

0.06 ± 0.02a

10

1

0.10 ± 0.04a

10

0.10

0.07 ± 0.03a

10

0.01

0.01 ± 0.04a

10

Ammonia solution (NH3·H2O)

2.50

− 0.01 ± 0.02a

6

1

− 0.01 ± 0.02a

6

0.1

0.01 ± 0.03a

6

0.01

0.01 ± 0.04a

6

0.001

− 0.04 ± 0.05a

6

Hexanoic acid

10

0.14 ± 0.04ab

10

1

0.06 ± 0.04abcd

10

0.1

0.10 ± 0.03abc

10

0.01

− 0.00 ± 0.04bcd

10

0.001

− 0.04 ± 0.02cd

10

3-Methyl-1-butanol

10

0.01 ± 0.02a

10

1

0.02 ± 0.04a

10

0.1

0.19 ± 0.04b

10

0.01

0.02 ± 0.03a

10

0.001

− 0.04 ± 0.04a

10

Cyclopentanone

10

0.09 ± 0.02a

10

1

0.06 ± 0.01a

10

0.1

0.02 ± 0.03a

10

0.01

0.02 ± 0.02a

10

0.001

− 0.08 ± 0.02b

10

1-octen-3-ol

10

0.13 ± 0.04a

10

1

− 0.02 ± 0.02b

10

0.1

− 0.04 ± 0.04b

10

0.01

0.12 ± 0.02b

10

0.001

− 0.10 ± 0.04b

10

Sulcatone

0.1

0.05 ± 0.02acde

10

0.01

− 0.06 ± 0.02bde

10

0.001

0.12 ± 0.03ac

10

0.0001

0.00 ± 0.03abde

10

0.00001

− 0.02 ± 0.02abde

10

  1. Note: Means for different concentration for the same compound indicated with same superscript letter represent no significant difference (Tukey’s HSD post-hoc test following a one-way ANOVA)