Table 1 Number of adults Anopheles stephensi of Sonepat (NIMR strain) and GVD-Delhi (AND strain) attracted towards different attractive sugar baits (ASB’s) in pre-screening cage bioassays

6.00 ± 0.408 a *

10.75 ± 0.478 a #

7.50 ± 0.288 a *

11.25 ± 0.478 a #

5.75 ± 0.75 a *

11 ± 0.408 a #

6.75 ± 0.75 ab *

11.5 ± 0.288 a #

7.25 ± 0.629 a *

9.75 ± 0.250 b *

8.00 ± 0.408 a *

10.50 ± 0.288 a *

8.00 ± 0.577 a *

12.25 ± 0.629 a #

9.00 ± 0.408 a *

12.75 ± 1.108 a #

7.00 ± 0.408 a *

8.25 ± 0.250 c #

8.50 ± 0.645 a *

9.00 ± 0.408 b #

10.75 ± 0.25 b *

9.0 ± 0.408 bc #

11.50 ± 0.645 c *

10.0 ± 0.408 b #

14.25 ± 0.629 c *

8.25 ± 0.478 c #

15.00 ± 0.707 d *

8.75 ± 0.629 b #

3.5 ± 0.500 d *

9.25 ± 0.478 bc #

5.00 ± 0.408 b *

9.50 ± 0.645 b #

18.25 ± 0.478 e *

10.75 ± 0.478 a #

19.50 ± 0.645 e *

11.00 ± 0.408 a #