Comparative evaluation of different versions of exposure-free mosquito electrocuting traps and barrier screen trap for monitoring outdoor densities and biting time phenotypes by malaria and filariasis vectors in Tanzania

Table 1 Number of Anopheles arabiensis and Culex spp. mosquitoes captured by the different traps relative to the earlier version of the mosquito electrocuting trap

Trap type	Trap nights (n)	Total catch (n)	Mean catch^a	Relative sensitivity^b
An. arabiensis
METe	12	285	23.75	NA
METc	12	218	18.17	0.76
BST	12	322	26.83	1.13
Culex spp.
METe	12	979	81.58	NA
METc	12	804	67	0.82
BST	12	755	62.92	0.77

METe Earlier version of mosquito electrocuting trap (MET), METc modified or caged MET, BST barrier screen trap, NA not applicable
^aNumber of total catch divided by trap nights
^bRelative to mean catch using METe

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