Table 2.
Behavioural responses of mosquitoes towards attractant treated polyethylene sachets lined with nylon versus nylon strips treated with a similar attractant
| Treatment | N |
Proportions of mosquitoes caught |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LDPE (no absorbent) |
LDPE (with absorbent) |
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| n | Mean ± S.E | n | Mean ± S.E | ||
| IB1-treated nylon strips |
12 |
968 |
78.20 ± 2.57a |
1066 |
86.02 ± 2.7a |
| IB1-filled LDPE sachets |
12 |
282 |
22.78 ± 1.37b |
320 |
25.82 ± 1.45b |
| Control nylon strips |
12 |
28 |
2.35 ± 0.44c |
26 |
2.10 ± 0.41c |
| Control LDPE sachets | 12 | 35 | 2.73 ± 0.46c | 17 | 1.37 ± 0.33c |
N refers to the number of replicates and n to the total number of mosquitoes trapped. Mean (±S.E) numbers of mosquitoes trapped with different letter superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).