Skip to main content

Table 3 Duration and percentage proportion of selected events for the IS Kisumu strain of Anopheles gambiae when exposed to PermaNet and Olyset in the Baited box test

From: Quantifying late-stage host-seeking behaviour of Anopheles gambiae at the insecticidal net interface using a baited-box bioassay

Eventa

1

3

2, 3, 4, 5

6,7,8

4–9

9

Activitya

Response lag time

Readiness to land

Appearance to blood feed start

Blood feed duration

Total net contact duration

Resting post feed

Net

Mean duration (minutes), SD, range, proportion of total assay length

Study 1

 UT

0.85

1.19

0–4.25

8%

0.29

1.03

0–3.73

3%

2.71

2.14

1.27–8.28

27%

4.25

1.42

2.27–7.05

45%

7.58

2.0

2.97–9.98 78%

2.08

1.44

0–3

20%

 P2

0.94

0.79

0.13–2.05

14%

0.01

0.012

0–0.3

0.11%

2.11

0.93

1.18–3.47 28%

2.59

1.13

1.57–4.58, 34%

5.82

2.3

2.4–7.95

73%

2.14

1.46

0–3

24%

Study 2

 UT

1.26

0.94

0.01–1.16

11%

0.11

0.18

0–0.77

1%

0.68

0.63

0.09–2.5

6%

7.50

4.66

2.48–19.4

65%

10.04

4.80

2.65–22.7

87%

2.16

1.28

0–3

19%

 P2

0.99

1.04

0.05–2.7

12%

1.56

2.17

0.02–8.12

18%

2.43

2.18

0.2–8.25

28%

3.77

1.64

1.1–7.08

44%

5.38

1.93

1.9–9.2,

63%

1.38

1.14

0–3

16%

 O

0.89

1.10

0.02–0.35

10%

1.69

2.10

0.02–8.07

20%

2.76

2.44

0.3–8.5

32%

4.45

1.61

1.7–7.5

51%

5.33

1.98

2.2–9.7

61%

0.57

0.93

0–3

7%

Study 3

 UT

1.15

1.20

0.65–1.75

7%

0.01

0.02

0–0.017

< 1.0%

0.85

0.68

0.15–2.78

5%

8.47

1.67

7.04–9.87

49%

16.10

3.43

14.47–17.68

92%

7.17

3.80

4.67–9.32

40%

 P2

1.57

1.41

0.91–2.23

17%

0.01

0.02

0–0.05

< 1.0%

0.98

0.78

0.17–2.6

11%

4.72

1.67

3.93–5.49

52%

7.17

3.79

5.38–8.94

79%

1.81

3.48

0.17–3.44

20%

  1. The proportion of recorded time spent on each event is shown as a percentage of total assay length. Untreated net data included for comparison purposes. (asee Table 2)