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Table 4 4 × 4 Latin square experiments using various combinations of odours in combination with MM-X traps. Catches of An. gambiae s.s. (Mbita strain) for 4 trap nights (200 released per night), including totals caught are shown. FO = Foot odour (from BNN). Totals in the same column not followed by the same letter are significantly different at P < 0.05.

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

Treatment

Day

1

2

3

4

Total

F

P

(A)

Control

 

4

2

4

3

13 a

18.7

<0.001

FO

 

16

69

39

28

152 b

  

NH3*

 

6

8

5

8

27 a

  

FO+NH3

 

9

29

7

15

60 c

  

(B)

Control

 

9

11

11

8

39 a

50.1

<0.001

CO2**

 

35

78

51

56

220 b

  

NH3*

 

12

14

6

7

39 a

  

CO2+NH3

 

62

62

34

53

211 b

  

(C)

Control

 

11

6

8

5

30 a

34.9

<0.001

FO

 

14

21

31

27

93 b

  

CO2**

 

35

14

31

49

129 b

  

FO+CO2**

 

77

98

105

71

351 c

  
  1. *10% (v/v); ** 500 ml/min
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Malaria Journal

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