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Table 5 Mixed effect model results of number of eggs hatching and the numbers of larvae to adult emergence for the different tape types and exposure treatments

From: A potential global surveillance tool for effective, low-cost sampling of invasive Aedes mosquito eggs from tyres using adhesive tape

Development transition

Model

Form

df

AIC

BIC

P-value

Egg to larvae emergence

M1

No. of larvae ~ No. of eggs + Exposure + (Tape type)

7

2635.1

2660.3

2.00E−16***

M2

No. of larvae ~ No. of eggs + Exposure

6

2647.4

2669.0

2.00E−16***

M3

No. of larvae ~ No. of eggs + (Tape type)

4

2757.9

2772.3

1

M4

No. of larvae ~ Exposure + (Tape type)

6

2882.8

2904.4

1

M5

No. of larvae ~ Tape type

6

2908.8

2930.5

1

M6

No. of larvae ~ Exposure

5

3016.0

3034.1

1

Larvae to adult emergence

M7

No. of adults ~ No. of larvae + Exposure + (Tape type)

7

684.3

709.5

2.00E−16***

M8

No. of adults ~ No. of larvae + Exposure

6

747.4

769.1

2.00E−16***

M9

No. of adults ~ No. of larvae + (Tape type)

4

706.4

720.9

1

M10

No. of adults ~ Exposure + (Tape type)

6

2861.1

2882.7

1

M11

No. of adults ~ Tape type

5

2998.1

3016.1

1

M12

No. of adults ~ Exposure

5

2998.1

3016.1

1

  1. Note: The model with the lowest AIC (Akaikeʼs information criterion) and BIC (Bayesian information criterion) was retained (i.e. the best-fit model) and Chi-square test was used to test for significance
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001