Table 6 Summary results obtained for free flying wild Anopheles gambiae (72 nights) in experimental huts

Total females caught

87^a

65^a

69^a

76^a

62^a

86^a

females caught/night

1.20

0.90

0.96

1.05

0.86

1.19

Deterrency (%)

–

25

21

13

29

1

Total females veranda

13

36

41

47

33

33

Exophily (%)

15 ^a

55 ^b

59 ^b

62 ^b

53 ^bc

38 ^c

95% Confidence limits

7–22

43–67

48–71

51–73

41–66

28–49

Induced Exophily (%)

–

271

298

314

256

157

Total females blood fed

33

3

1

8

9

26

Blood fed (%)

38 ^a

5 ^bc

1^c

11^b

15^b

30^a

95% Confidence limits

28–48

0–10

0–4

4.-17

6.-23

21–40

Blood feeding inhib. (%)

–

88

96

72

62

20

Total females dead

1

49

48

42

27

22

Overall mortality (%)

1^a

75^c

70^cd

55^bd

44^b

26^e

95% Confidence limits

0–3

65–86

59–80

44–66

31–56

16–35

Corrected for control (%)

–

75

69

55

43

25