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. 2019 Sep 18;12:454. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3695-1

Table 1.

Entomological collection nights and other activities conducted in each ecological location

Location Month Entomological collections Other activities conducted
No. of collection sites No. of person-nights collection per month Total no. of person-nights collection
Village Jul 5 (rotated per night) 5 IHLC/OHLC; 5 cow-bait 18 IHLC; 18 OHLC; 18 cow-bait Cross-sectional survey, transect walks, household net use
Oct 6 (rotated per night) 6 IHLC/OHLC; 6 cow-bait
Dec 7 (rotated per night) 7 IHLC/OHLC; 7 cow-bait
Farm huts Jul 1 5 IHLC/OHLC 21 IHLC (16 for extended hours); 21 OHLC (16 for extended hours) Household net use
Oct 3 (concurrent collection) 9 IHLC/OHLCa (3 per site)
Dec 1 7 IHLC/OHLCa
Forest Jul 1 5 OHLC 15 OHLC (10 for extended hours)
Oct 1 3 OHLCa,b
Dec 1 7 OHLCa
Total 18 village sites (in close proximity); 3 unique farm hut sites (one site sampled repeatedly); 3 unique forest sites 39 IHLC; 54 OHLC; 18 cow-bait (111 total)

aCollection nights include extended hours of 16:00–18:00

bFew collection days due to heavy rain making forest sites inaccessible

Abbreviations: OHLC, outdoor human landing catch; IHLC, indoor human landing catch