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. 2019 Aug 22;18:282. doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2913-9

Table 2.

Mean catches of different mosquito species by different DN-Mini designs with the outer layer at different heights above the ground

Species Mean mosquito catches per night when outer layer of DN-Mini is at different heights
Height Mean ± SE RR (95% CI) p-value
Anopheles arabiensis 20 cm 8.83 ± 4.07 1
50 cm 13.42 ± 6.32 1.33 (0.76–2.34) 0.313
80 cm 8.83 ± 5.52 0.75 (0.42–1.35) 0.340
20 cm + side holes 9.75 ± 4.71 0.95 (0.53–1.68) 0.849
Anopheles funestus 20 cm 0.50 ± 0.38 1
50 cm 0.17 ± 0.22 0.33 (0.07–1.65) 0.178
80 cm 0.42 ± 0.38 0.83 (0.26–2.71) 0.763
20 cm + side holes 0.50 ± 0.30 1.00 (0.32–3.08) 0.999
Mansonia species 20 cm 8.50 ± 6.19 1
50 cm 11.42 ± 11.47 0.96 (0.43–2.18) 0.931
80 cm 8.67 ± 4.83 1.18 (0.54–2.58) 0.684
20 cm + side holes 7.08 ± 4.96 0.81 (0.36–1.78) 0.593
Culex species 20 cm 24.17 ± 10.10 1
50 cm 18.67 ± 7.14 0.77 (0.50–1.18) 0.227
80 cm 23.42 ± 6.74 1.10 (0.72–1.68) 0.662
20 cm + side holes 21.58 ± 8.18 0.93 (0.61–1.43) 0.753