Table 2.
Number and percentages of phlebotomine sand fly species captured by each trap model in the study.
| Traps | Species | Study period | ||||
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May n/total (%) |
June n/total (%) |
July n/total (%) |
August n/total (%) |
September n/total (%) |
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| blue LED | Phlebotomus perniciosus | 1/5 (20) | 20/30 (66.7) | 3/11 (27.3) | 9/18 (50) | 4/6 (66.7) |
| Sergentomyia minuta | 4/5 (80) | 10/30 (33.3) | 8/11 (72.7) | 9/18 (50) | 2/6 (33.3) | |
| Phlebotomus neglectus | 0/5 (0) | 0/30 (0) | 0/11 (0) | 0/18 (0) | 0/6 (0) | |
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| UV LED | Phlebotomus perniciosus | 10/11 (90.9) | 104/116 (89.7) | 8/9 (97.1) | 14/18 (77.8) | 6/10 (60) |
| Sergentomyia minuta | 1/11 (9.1) | 12/116 (10.3) | 1/9 (2.9) | 4/18 (22.2) | 4/10 (40) | |
| Phlebotomus neglectus | 0/11 (0) | 0/116 (0) | 0/9 (0) | 0/18 (0) | 0/10 (0) | |
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| white LED | Phlebotomus perniciosus | 2/2 (100) | 9/15 (60) | 0/4 (0) | 9/12 (75) | 1/1 (100) |
| Sergentomyia minuta | 0/2 (0) | 5/15 (33.3) | 4/4 (100) | 3/12 (25) | 0/1 (0) | |
| Phlebotomus neglectus | 0/2 (0) | 1/15 (6.7) | 0/4 (0) | 0/12 (0) | 0/1 (0) | |
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| green LED | Phlebotomus perniciosus | 1/3 (33.3) | 2/4 (50) | 3/10 (30) | 0/5 (0) | 4/5 (80) |
| Sergentomyia minuta | 2/3 (66.7) | 2/4 (50) | 7/10 (70) | 5/5 (100) | 0/5 (0) | |
| Phlebotomus neglectus | 0/3 (0) | 0/4 (0) | 0/10 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 1/5 (20) | |
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| red LED | Phlebotomus perniciosus | 1/2 (50) | 10/14 (71.4) | 0/6 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 2/5 (40) |
| Sergentomyia minuta | 1/2 (50) | 4/14 (28.6) | 6/6 (100) | 5/5 (100) | 2/5 (40) | |
| Phlebotomus neglectus | 0/2 (0) | 0/14 (0) | 0/6 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 1/5 (20) | |
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| CLT | Phlebotomus perniciosus | 5/5 (100) | 33/34 (97.1) | 5/9 (55.6) | 15/18 (83.3) | 17/18 (97.1) |
| Sergentomyia minuta | 0/5 (0) | 1/34 (2.9) | 4/9 (44.4) | 3/18 (16.7) | 1/18 (2.9) | |
| Phlebotomus neglectus | 0/5 (0) | 0/34 (0) | 0/9 (0) | 0/18 (0) | 0/18 (0) | |
Legend: blue LED, UV LED, white LED, green LED, red LED= Laika traps equipped with blue, UV, white, green and red LEDs respectively; CLT = Classical light trap equipped with incandescent lamp.