Parasites & Vectors

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Optimization of odour-baited resting boxes for sampling malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis Patton, in arid and highland areas of Africa

Eliningaya J Kweka1*, ,Beda J Mwang'onde1 and Aneth M Mahande2

Author Affiliations

1 Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, Division of Livestock and Human Diseases Vectors Control, Mosquito Section, P.O.Box 3024, Arusha, Tanzania

2 Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, Mabogini Field Station, Moshi, Tanzania

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Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:75 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-3-75

Published: 19 August 2010

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Supplementary Table S1: Total female mosquitoes collected by CDC light trap for 20 days of monitoring the mosquito densities in houses.

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Supplementary Table S2: The total number of female mosquitoes collected by Odour Baited Resting Boxes (OBRB) at different heights for both indoor and outdoors for 20 days.

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Supplement Data Table S3: The number of the female An. arabiensis sampled during 20 days of experiments by odour baited resting boxes placed outdoors at different distances from the wall of each house.

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