Table 1.
Comparison of the number of mosquitoes caught by the Ifakara Odor Baited Station (Ifakara OBS) when used as a trap versus the number of mosquitoes caught by the Mosquito Magnet-X (MMX®) trap and the Ifakara Tent trap♣
| Trap | Anopheles arabiensis | Anopheles funestus | Other Anopheles species | Culex species | Mansonia species | Total No. Mos-quitoes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean (95%CI) |
SUM (%) |
Mean (95%CI) |
SUM (%) |
Mean (95%CI) |
SUM (%) |
Mean (95%CI) |
SUM (%) |
Mean (95%CI) |
SUM (%) |
||
| MMX | 37.2 (21.2-53.2) |
558.0 (3.7) |
4.3 (0.4-8.2) |
64.0 (0.4) |
29.6 (17.0-42.2) |
444.0 (2.9) |
685.9 (396.1-975.8) |
10289.0 (67.5) |
259.4 (183.6-335.2) |
3891.0 (25.5) |
15246 |
| Ifakara OBS |
34.1 (23.9-44.4) |
512.0 (26.2) |
1.7 (0.1-3.5) |
25.0 (1.3) |
0.9 (0.2.4) |
14.0 (0.7) |
73.4 (32.1-114.7) |
1101.0 (56.3) |
20.2 (12.1-28.3) |
303.0 (15.5) |
1955 |
| Ifakara Tent trap |
3.3 (1.4-5.3) |
50.0 (10.9) |
0.2 (0.0-0.4) |
3.0 (0.7) |
0.3 (0.1-0.5) |
4.0 (0.9) |
16.5 (11.4-21.6) |
247.0 (54.1) |
10.2 (5.6-14.8) |
153.0 (33.5) |
457 |
♣ The percentages are calculated on the basis of the total number of mosquitoes caught by any particular trap. For example in the case of the OBS, 26.2% of all the mosquitoes caught were An. arabiensis, while in the case of the MMX®, only 3.7% of all the mosquitoes caught in the trap were An. arabiensis.