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

Table 7. Test catches at E-nets with frames of various colour and different distances from the grids, compared to control catches using E-nets with standard frames.

Insect Test frame Total catch Percent catch
Colour Distance Test Control Mean 95% CL
Tsetse Aluminium 27.5cm 382 248 154* 131–181
Black  2.5cm 346 256 135* 115–159
27.5 305 214 143* 119–171
Yellow 2.5cm 318 325 98 84–115
27.5 362 334 108 93–126
Muscoids Aluminium 27.5cm 1131 819 138* 126–151
Black  2.5cm 898 660 136* 123–151
27.5cm 1162 780 149* 136–163
Yellow 2.5cm 591 467 127* 112–143
27.5cm 284 224 127* 106–152
Tabanids Aluminium 27.5cm 189 64 295* 221–399
Black  2.5cm 113 81 140* 104–188
27.5cm 206 93 222* 173–286
Yellow 2.5cm 21 29 72 39–131
27.5cm 15 7 214 82–621

The mean percent catch is the total catch with the test frame, as a percent of the total at the control. The control frame was aluminium colour, at a distance of 2.5cm. In each comparison the pulse interval was 15ms and the energy per pulse was 175mJ. An asterisk next to the mean percent catch indicates that the catch with the test frame differed from that with the control frame, at P<0.05.