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. 2018 Sep 25;12(9):e0006831. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006831

Table 3. Tsetse landing indices (detransformed mean daily landings) per m2 and per m edge of different sized targets.

Target Mean daily landing rates
size shape colour whole target flies per m2 flies per m edge flies per m horizontal edge
G. swynnertoni 1 m2 square blue/black 314 157.0 78.5 157.0
1 m2 oblong blue/black  
0.5 m2 square blue/black 173 173.0 60.7 123.6
0.5 m2 oblong blue/black 281.0 281.0 96.9 156.1
0.5 m2 square all-blue 100.4 100.4 35.1 71.4
0.5 m2 oblong all-blue 172.2 172.2 59.3 95.6
G. m. centralis (DRC) 1 m2 square blue/black
1 m2 oblong blue/black 17.9 9.0 4.4 7.2
0.5 m2 square blue/black 15.3 15.3 5.3 10.7
0.5 m2 oblong blue/black 19.1 19.1 6.6 10.6
0.5 m2 square all-blue    
0.5 m2 oblong all-blue 11.0 11.0 3.8 6.1
G. m. centralis (Angola) 1 m2 square blue/black
1 m2 oblong blue/black 4.8 2.4 1.2 1.9
0.5 m2 square blue/black 3.9 3.9 1.4 2.7
0.5 m2 oblong blue/black 4.4 4.4 1.5 2.4
0.5 m2 square all-blue
0.5 m2 oblong all-blue 4.0 4.0 1.4 2.2
G. pallidipes 1 m2 square blue/black 104.5 52.5 26.3 52.5
1 m2 oblong blue/black  
0.5 m2 square blue/black 45.2 45.2 15.8 32.1
0.5 m2 oblong blue/black 57.9 57.9 20.0 32.2
0.5 m2 square all-blue 34.0 34.0 11.9 24.3
0.5 m2 oblong all-blue 60.7 60.7 20.7 33.3