Semi-field evaluation of novel chemical lures for Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Anopheles minimus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand

Table 5 Responses of Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles minimus to Black Hole ultraviolet (UV) light traps equipped with KU-lure no. 6 in the SFS house during nighttime

Species	Lure	Amounts (g)	No. of mosquitoes in Black Hole traps (mean ± SD)		P^a	Capture (%) (mean ± SD)	Attraction^b (%) (mean ± SD)
Species	Lure	Amounts (g)	Untreated	Treated	P^a	Capture (%) (mean ± SD)	Attraction^b (%) (mean ± SD)
Cx. quinquefasciatus	KU no. 6	0.5	15.6 ± 5.4	24.9 ± 6.1	0.003*	80.9 ± 10.2 a	22.8 ± 25.1 a
Cx. quinquefasciatus	Control	0.0	19.3 ± 5.6	17.7 ± 6.5	0.567	74.0 ± 13.2 a	− 5.0 ± 27.7 b
An. minimus	KU no. 6	0.5	18.9 ± 9.6	23.8 ± 8.7	0.274	85.3 ± 6.6 a	12.4 ± 43.5 a
An. minimus	Control	0.0	19.6 ± 5.5	18.7 ± 5.9	0.743	76.4 ± 13.0 a	− 3.0 ± 21.7 a

Nine replicates (50 females per replicate) were tested (n = 450). For each species, different letters within the same column indicate significant difference by Student’s t-test when P < 0.05. For other abbreviations, see Tables 1 and 2
*P < 0.05 (significantly more females in the treated Black Hole UV light trap)
^aStudent’s t-test between untreated and treated traps (P < 0.05)
^bPercent attraction = (no. mosquitoes in treated trap − no. mosquitoes in untreated trap)/(no. mosquitoes in treated trap + no. mosquitoes in untreated trap) × 100

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