TABLE I. Total and mean ± standard error (SE) number of anophelines and Anopheles darlingi captured in BG-Sentinel traps with their openings in the normal, sideways and downward-facing positions set 40 cm and 150 cm above the ground in the settlement of Mato Grosso, state of Rondônia, Brazil.
| Anopheles | An. darlingi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Position (cm) | Total (n) | Mean ± SE | Total (n) | Mean ± SE |
| Normal | 40 | 50 | 2.8 ± 0.96 b | 33 | 1.8 ± 0.87 a |
| 150 | 46 | 2.5 ± 1.18 b | 18 | 1.0 ± 0.72 a | |
| Sideways | 40 | 47 | 2.6 ± 0.73 b | 32 | 1.8 ± 0.65 a |
| 150 | 69 | 3.8 ± 1.17 b | 42 | 1.3 ± 0.77 a | |
| Downward | 40 | 206 | 11.4 ± 4.19 a | 126 | 7.0 ± 3.27 a |
| 150 | 132 | 7.3 ± 3.15 b | 105 | 5.8 ± 3.18 a | |
| Total | - | 550 | 5.1 ± 0.96 | 356 | 3.3 ± 0.80 |
a , b : the mean values in the same column followed by different letters are significantly different (Poisson, p < 0.05). Total number of anopheline specimens collected: unidentified anophelines + Anopheles benarrochi + An. darlingi .