Table 2.
Mean number of Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes collected inside the Swai huts and the Shamba house replicas during the semi-field experiments
| House type | Mosquitoes caught using CDC light traps | Mosquitoes collected resting on hut walls | Mosquitoes collected on the floor of the huts | Mosquitoes collected inside the bed nets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean no. unfed [LCI–UCI] | Mean no. blood-fed [LCI–UCI] | Mean no. unfed [LCI–UCI] | Mean no. blood-fed [LCI–UCI] | Mean no. unfed [LCI–UCI] | Mean No. blood-fed [LCI–UCI] | Mean No. unfed [LCI–UCI] | Mean No. blood-fed [LCI–UCI] | |
| Tests with intact bed nets | ||||||||
| Swai hut | 0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
| Shamba house replica | 126.8 [61.8–191.8] |
0 [0–0] |
21.8 [15.8–27.8] |
0 [0–0] |
10.9 [5.9–15.9] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0.4 [0–0.4] |
| Tests with torn bed nets | ||||||||
| Swai hut | 0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
| Shamba house replica | 177.8 [137.8–217.8] |
0 [0–0] |
34 [24–44] |
0.8 [0–0.8] |
17.9 [8.9–26.9] |
0 [0–0] |
0 [0–0] |
11.7 [6.7 –16.7] |