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Table 2 MM-X trap catches (n= 200 released per night) of An. gambiae s.s. (Njage strain) when baited with a nylon (BGJK) or cotton sock (BNN) worn for 12 hr only and then used at 24 hr intervals afterwards. Clean socks of the same fabric served as controls.

From: Trapping of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae with odour-baited MM-X traps in semi-field conditions in western Kenya

Hour*

Nylon

Control

Cotton

Control

0–12

59b

2

73

2

24–36

97

0

31

0

48–60

40

2

78

0

72–84

59

1

48

0

96–108

33

0

5

0

120–132

43

0

13

0

144–156

55

2

6

1

168–180

55

1

7

0

192–204

28

1

7

1

  1. * Starting from the time the socks were removed; **Socks from last day Table 1.