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Table 1 Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes (male and female) collected from the large swarm in Nuri, in the Merowe region of Sudan, following three consecutive days of release of marked male adults

From: Participation of irradiated Anopheles arabiensis males in swarms following field release in Sudan

Collection

 

Marked males

 

Released on day 1

Released on day 2

Released on day 3

Total number

50 m

100 m

200 m

50 m

100 m

200 m

50 m

100 m

200 m

Day 1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Day 2

227

7

13

0

17

0

2

-

-

-

Day 3

235

15

4

0

1

2

23

16

5

1

Day 4

310

14

8

0

33

4

0

26

29

17

Day 5

168

7

6

0

16

0

0

16

14

7

  1. Released males were marked with nine different colours of fluorescent dust, such that males released from 50, 100 or 200 m from the location of the largest swarm on each of three consecutive days of release could be distinguished.
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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