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Table 2 Median number of female Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes recaptured per night by Mosclean trap and other candidate traps in rural Tanzanian villages during tests to compare trapping efficacies of the Mosclean trap, CDC-light trap, BG-Sentinel trap and Suna trap. Table also shows interquartile ranges (IQR) and relative rates (RR)

From: Evaluation of an ultraviolet LED trap for catching Anopheles and Culex mosquitoes in south-eastern Tanzania

Experiment

Mosquito species

Trapping methods tested

Total no. of mosquitoes collected

Median nightly catch (IQR)

RR (95% CI)

P-value

CDC-light trap vs Mosclean trap; indoors

An. arabiensis

CDC-light trap

5336

17 (5–50)

Ref

Ref

Mosclean trap

6291

21 (7.75–52.25)

1.18 (0.89–1.56)

0.242

CDC-light trap vs Mosclean trap; indoors

An. funestus

CDC-light trap

229

0 (0–2)

Ref

Ref

Mosclean trap

147

0 (0–1)

0.62 (0.43–0.89)

0.009

CDC-light trap vs Mosclean trap; indoors

Culex spp.

CDC-light trap

9653

40 (15–96.25)

Ref

Ref

Mosclean trap

22616

75 (33.75–163.75)

2.18 (1.72–2.77)

< 0.001

Mosclean trap indoors vs Mosclean trap outdoors

An. arabiensis

Mosclean trap outdoor

240

6 (2–11)

Ref

Ref

Mosclean trap indoor

291

10 (2.75–16.75)

1.35 (0.83–2.22)

0.229

Mosclean trap indoors vs Mosclean trap outdoors

An. funestus

Mosclean trap outdoor

13

0 (0–0.25)

Ref

Ref

Mosclean trap indoor

91

1.5 (1–4.25)

6.93 (3.85–12.46)

< 0.001

Mosclean trap indoors vs Mosclean trap outdoors

Culex spp.

Mosclean trap outdoor

1035

24.5 (16.75–60)

Ref

Ref

Mosclean trap indoor

2645

69.5 (40–131.25)

2.53 (1.71–3.75)

< 0.001

Outdoor tests to compare four trap types

An. arabiensis

BG-sentinel trap

14

0 (0–1)

Ref

Ref

Mosclean trap

65

1 (0–2.25)

4.36 (1.62–11.72)

0.003

Mosclean trap + CO2

112

1 (0–8)

7.42 (2.85–19.31)

< 0.001

Suna trap

30

0.5 (0–2)

2.03 (0.75–5.47)

0.163

Outdoor tests to compare four trap types

Culex spp.

BG-sentinel trap

1552

76.5 (26.5–88)

Ref

Ref

Mosclean trap

969

29 (17.25–44.25)

0.59 (0.39–0.91)

0.017

Mosclean trap + CO2

1991

46 (23.75–78.25)

1.08 (1.70–1.67)

0.698

Suna trap

1711

62.5 (36.75–98.75)

1.08 (0.71–1.63)

0.707