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Table 2 Statistical differences between the abundance of Anopheles spp., Aedes spp. and Culex spp. and An. gambiae (s.l.) and Ae. aegypti mosquitoes captured by the five traps

From: An assessment of adult mosquito collection techniques for studying species abundance and diversity in Maferinyah, Guinea

Mosquito genus/complex/species

BG sentinel BG lure

BG sentinel MB5 lure

CDC light trap

Gravid trap

Stealth trap

An. gambiae (s.l.)

1.63a (0.61–2.66)

3.60a (2.00–5.20)

2.67a (1.10–4.23)

0.53a (0.04–1.03)

7.93a (5.26–10.61)

Ae. aegypti

1.00a (0.38–1.62)

1.37ac (0.82–1.91)

0.23b (-0.19–0.65)

0.37abd (0–0.73)

0.10b (-0.25–0.45)

Aedes spp.

2.37ab (1.57–3.16)

2.13ab (1.65–2.62)

8.53ab (5.92–11.14)

1.13b (0.73–1.54)

15.73a (10.77–20.70)

Anopheles spp.

1.73a (0.68–2.79)

3.60a (1.99–5.21)

3.20a (1.70–4.70)

0.67a (0.15–1.19)

8.5a (5.85–11.15)

Culex spp.

2.83a (1.57–4.10)

9.43ade (6.61–12.26)

72.93bd (68.15–77.72)

8.07de (6.84–9.30)

209.87c (200.60–219.14)

  1. Notes: Mean number (and 95% confidence interval) of mosquitoes captured per collection interval per trap are shown. The values in each row are significantly different from each other if they do not share the same superscript letter