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Table 3 Species and sex composition of adult mosquitoes collected using HDN traps and HLC

From: Comparison of the human-baited double net trap with the human landing catch for Aedes albopictus monitoring in Shanghai, China

Collection methods

Ae. albopictus

Cx. pipiens complex

Female

n (%)

Male

n (%)

Female

n (%)

Male

n (%)

HLC

1093 (82.49)*

232 (17.51)

27 (75.00)*

9 (25.00)

HDN

428 (80.60)*

103 (19.40)

42 (97.67)*

1 (2.23)

Sum

1521 (81.95)*

335 (18.05)

69 (87.34)*

10 (12.66)

  1. *Pearson χ2 test compared with males, female proportion is significantly higher; P-value < 0.05