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Table 1 Parameter estimates for basic sugar-feeding model

From: Quantifying the mosquito’s sweet tooth: modelling the effectiveness of attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) for malaria vector control

Parameter:

Prior distribution (per day):

Posterior estimate with 95% credible interval (per day):

Female ASB-feeding rate (control): sf,C

Uniform (0,10)

0.15 (0.12 - 0.19)

Female ATSB-feeding rate (experiment): sf,E

Uniform (0,10)

0.50 (0.27 - 0.97)

Male ASB-feeding rate (control): sm,C

Uniform (0,10)

0.15 (0.12 – 0.19)

Male ATSB-feeding rate (experiment): sm,E

Uniform (0,10)

0.46 (0.27 – 0.84)

Female death rate, μ f

Normal (0.1,0.01)

0.094 (0.075-0.115)

Male death rate, μ m

Normal (0.1,0.01)

0.094 (0.076-0.113)

Female ATSB death rate: μ f ,ATSB

Uniform (0,100)

11.7 (6.3 - 22.6)

Male ATSB death rate: μ m ,ATSB

Uniform (0,100)

11.0 (6.1 - 20.3)