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Table 4 Proportion test for the predominant Anopheles mosquitoes caught using HLC and Mosquito Magnet according to the study areas

From: Evaluation of Mosquito Magnet and other collection tools for Anopheles mosquito vectors of simian malaria

Sampling locations

Date of collection

Predominant Anopheles species

HLC

MM

Proportion test (P value)

Community forest reserve in Kota Damansara, Selangor

December 2019

An. sinensis

126

18

0.024

Total mosquitoes collected

290

64

 

Proportion

0.43

0.28

 

A small forest patch in Serendah, Selangor

November 2019–December 2019

An. maculatus

141

6

< 0.001

Total mosquitoes collected

320

46

 

Proportion

0.44

0.13

 

Bukit Tinggi forest, Johor

July 2020

An. introlatus

53

34

0.094

Total mosquitoes collected

65

50

 

Proportion

0.82

0.68

 

Forest reserve in Kem Sri Gading, Pahang

Aug 2020 and Oct 2020

An. cracens

16

6

 0.142

Total mosquitoes collected

58

40

 

Proportion

0.28

0.15