Table 2.
Summary data from second experiment: effects of host odour and visual stimulus on flight behaviour. Five females released per trial. Different letters denote significant differences in percentage of tracks showing a response to tiles (Fisher’s exact test; P < 0.05)
| Tile type | Odour treatment | Number of trials | Mosquitoes activated/ released | Number of tracks analysed | Mean track duration ± s.e. (s) | Percent responded to tile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear | Clean air | 20 | 47/100 | 44 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 6.8a,d |
| Host odour | 21 | 88/105 | 54 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 24.1b | |
| Black | Clean air | 21 | 66/105 | 51 | 1.8 ± 0.1 | 9.8a |
| Host odour | 14 | 56/70 | 53 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 43.4c |