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. 2015 Oct 27;9(10):e0004169. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004169

Table 1. Comparison of catches with pulse intervals of 1ms and 15ms, using the one-site method.

Experiment and test insect Total catch Percent catch
1ms 15ms Mean 95% CL
Expt. 1. Net alone, 16 replicates,
G. m. morsitans males 24 22 109 59–204
G. m. morsitans females 12 9 133 52–358
G. pallidipes males 27 18 150 80–289
G. pallidipes females 71 48 148* 101–218
Total tsetse 134 97 138* 106–181
Muscoids 223 129 173* 139–216
Tabanids 6 6 100 27–374
Expt. 2. Net by cloth, 12 replicates
G. m. morsitans males 45 27 167* 101–279
G. m. morsitans females 29 25 116 66–207
G. pallidipes males 32 23 139 79–249
G. pallidipes females 92 56 164* 117–233
Total tsetse 198 131 151* 121–190
Muscoids 864 427 202* 180–228
Tabanids 323 272 119* 101–140
Expt. 3. Cloth alone, 16 replicates
G. m. morsitans males 95 90 106 78–142
G. m. morsitans females 34 30 113 67–192
G. pallidipes males 24 21 114 61–216
G. pallidipes females 42 19 221* 126–402
Total tsetse 195 160 122 98–151
Muscoids 255 148 172* 140–212
Tabanids 6 6 100 27–374

The mean percent catch is the total catch at pulse intervals of 1ms, as a percent of the total at 15ms. Energy per pulse was 35mJ at all intervals. An asterisk next to the mean percent catch indicates that the catch with 1ms intervals differed from that with 15ms intervals, at P<0.05.