Effects of sample preservation methods and duration of storage on the performance of mid-infrared spectroscopy for predicting the age of malaria vectors

Table 1 Number of mosquitoes scanned for each age, preservation method, and storage duration

Preservation method	No. mosquitoes scanned		Storage duration	Storage temperature
Preservation method	5 days old	17 days old	Storage duration	Storage temperature
Silica gel	203	204	1 Week	5 °C
	208	208	4 Weeks
	204	204	8 Weeks
Ethanol (100%)	204	204	1 Week	26 °C
	203	203	4 Weeks
	205	205	8 Weeks
Freezing	204	204	1 Week	–20 °C
	204	204	4 Weeks
	205	205	8 Weeks

ISSN: 1756-3305