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. 2014 Feb 24;9(2):e89818. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089818

Table 2. Total anopheline trap captures with plant and animal odor compounds and worn socks in the presence or absence of carbon dioxide using MM-X traps.

Species Treatment N Without CO2 With CO2
n IRR (95% CI) P-value n IRR (95% CI) P-value
An. gambiae s.l. Control 18 23 1.0 47 1.0
LO 18 188 8.9 (5.85–14.48) <0.001 275 10 (7.05–15.59) <0.001
LO+OC 18 88 3.8 (2.40–6.32) <0.001 228 8.5 (5.80–12.93) <0.001
Blend C 18 64 3.0 (1.90–5.11) <0.001 185 6.9 (4.66–10.49) <0.001
Blend F 18 53 3.6 (2.40–5.94) <0.001 228 8.4 (5.78–12.87) <0.001
Socks 18 76 3.7 (2.41–6.02) <0.001 248 9.7 (6.44–14.97) <0.001
An. funestus s.l. Control 18 12 1.0 33 1.0
LO 18 61 5.1 (2.84–9.91) <0.001 115 3.5 (2.40–5.21) <0.001
LO+OC 18 33 2.9 (1.56–5.86) <0.01 127 3.7 (2.57–5.56) <0.001
Blend C 18 51 4.3 (2.35–8.36) <0.001 127 3.8 (2.66–5.73) <0.001
Blend F 18 59 4.9 (2.74–9.60) <0.001 86 2.7 (2.01–5.35) <0.001
Socks 18 35 3.1 (1.54–5.79) <0.001 98 2.9 (2.04–4.70) <0.001

IRR  =  incidence rate ratio, CI  =  confidence interval, N  =  number of replicates, n  =  total number of mosquitoes caught, LO  =  (E)-linalool oxide and OC  =  β-ocimene. NB: Control (solvent or solvent + CO2) was used as reference.