Table 1 Comparison of performance of the six experimental arms against wild Anopheles fluviatilis in experimental huts

Number of collections

72

72

72

72

72

72

Number of females entered/caught

303

49

41

54

36

32

Number of females caught per night

4.2^a

0.7^b

0.6^b

0.8^b

0.5^b

0.4^b

Deterrence in % (95 % CI)

–

83.8^a (79.7, 88.0)

86.5^a (82.6, 90.3)

82.2^a (77.9, 86.5)

88.1^a (84.5, 91.8)

89.4^a (86.0, 92.9)

Exit rate in % (95 % CI)

44.2^a (38.6, 49.8)

69.4^b (56.5, 82.3)

82.9^b (71.4, 94.4)

70.4^b (58.2, 82.5)

77.8^b (64.2, 91.4)

56.3^ab (39.1, 73.4)

Blood feeding in % (95 % CI)

77.6^a (72.9, 82.3)

26.5^b (14.2, 38.9)

7.3^b (1.5, 19.9)*

29.6^b (17.5, 41.8)

30.6^b (15.5, 45.6)

18.8^b (5.2, 32.3)

Blood feeding inhibition in % (95 % CI)

–

65.9^a (45.3, 78.6)

90.6^a (71.9, 96.8)

61.9^a (42.1, 74.8)

60.6^a (35.3, 76.0)

75.8^a (50.1, 88.3)

Total mortality in % (95 % CI)

2.0^a (0.4, 3.5)

100.0^b (100, 100)

100.0^b (100, 100)

96.3^b (87.2, 99.6)*

97.2^b (85.5, 99.9)*

100.0^b (100, 100)