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Table 2 Mean catches of different mosquito species by different DN-Mini designs with the outer layer at different heights above the ground

From: Using a miniaturized double-net trap (DN-Mini) to assess relationships between indoor–outdoor biting preferences and physiological ages of two malaria vectors, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus

Species

Mean mosquito catches per night when outer layer of DN-Mini is at different heights

Height

Mean ± SE

RR (95% CI)

p-value

Anopheles arabiensis

20 cm

8.83 ± 4.07

1

 

50 cm

13.42 ± 6.32

1.33 (0.76–2.34)

0.313

80 cm

8.83 ± 5.52

0.75 (0.42–1.35)

0.340

20 cm + side holes

9.75 ± 4.71

0.95 (0.53–1.68)

0.849

Anopheles funestus

20 cm

0.50 ± 0.38

1

 

50 cm

0.17 ± 0.22

0.33 (0.07–1.65)

0.178

80 cm

0.42 ± 0.38

0.83 (0.26–2.71)

0.763

20 cm + side holes

0.50 ± 0.30

1.00 (0.32–3.08)

0.999

Mansonia species

20 cm

8.50 ± 6.19

1

 

50 cm

11.42 ± 11.47

0.96 (0.43–2.18)

0.931

80 cm

8.67 ± 4.83

1.18 (0.54–2.58)

0.684

20 cm + side holes

7.08 ± 4.96

0.81 (0.36–1.78)

0.593

Culex species

20 cm

24.17 ± 10.10

1

 

50 cm

18.67 ± 7.14

0.77 (0.50–1.18)

0.227

80 cm

23.42 ± 6.74

1.10 (0.72–1.68)

0.662

20 cm + side holes

21.58 ± 8.18

0.93 (0.61–1.43)

0.753