Table 3

Competitive testing of two BGS or MM-X traps baited with A: foot odour (worn nylon sock in central tube) + CO2 (500 ml/min) or B: foot odour + lemongrass (1 g brushed leaves) during 4 nights each, 200 An. gambiae s.s. females released per night.

Expt. A

Day

BGS foot odour + CO2

BGS foot odour

MM-X foot odour + CO2

MM-X foot odour


1

109

64

102

22

2

100

84

98

16

3

77

57

58

25

4

90

75

64

24

Position

exp(B) = 1.409, P = 0.032

exp(B) = 0.701, P = 0.218

Treatment

exp(B) = 0.714, P = 0.051

exp(B) = 0.422, P < 0.001

Expt. B

Day

BGS foot odour + lemongrass

BGS foot odour + grass

MM-X foot odour + lemongrass

MM-X foot odour + grass

1

72

78

14

34

2

37

65

34

50

3

53

68

33

40

4

32

108

24

42

Position

exp(B) = 0.488, P < 0.001

exp(B) = 2.380, P < 0.01

Treatment

exp(B) = 5.877, P < 0.001

exp(B) = 1.283, P = 0.353


Schmied et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:230   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-230

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