Table 1 Mean numbers of female mosquitoes of different species caught indoors and outdoors by the two different mosquito trapping methods, i.e. Miniaturized Double Net trap (DN-Mini) and Human Landing Catches (HLC) on hourly basis
Species | Location | Miniaturized double net trap (DN- Mini) | Human landing catches (HLC) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SE | RR (95% CI) | p-value | Mean ± SE | RR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
Anopheles arabiensis | Indoor | 1.17 ± 0.70 | 1 | 12.25 ± 2.38 | 1 | ||
Outdoor | 3.23 ± 1.92 | 2.30 [1.44–3.70] | < 0.001 | 25.99 ± 4.26 | 2.30 [1.99–2.67] | < 0.001 | |
Anopheles funestus | Indoor | 0.51 ± 0.28 | 1 | 1.49 ± 0.53 | 1 | ||
Outdoor | 0.33 ± 0.16 | 0.69 [0.39–1.22] | 0.201 | 0.99 ± 0.22 | 1.05 [0.81–1.38] | 0.703 | |
Mansonia species | Indoor | 0.12 ± 0.09 | 1 | 4.30 ± 0.90 | 1 | ||
Outdoor | 3.03 ± 1.09 | 24.43 [11.74–50.83] | < 0.001 | 7.48 ± 1.49 | 1.71 [1.42–2.07] | < 0.001 | |
Culex species | Indoor | 30.12 ± 7.13 | 1 | 77.51 ± 10.02 | 1 | ||
Outdoor | 32.07 ± 7.02 | 1.07 [0.84–1.37] | 0.593 | 66.76 ± 8.89 | 0.87 [0.80–0.95] | < 0.01 | |