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Table 2 Comparison of the occurrence and number of larvae between control and treatment pots

From: Application of copper-based ovitraps in local houses in West Sumatra, Indonesia: a field test of a simple and affordable larvicide for mosquito control

 

Control

Indoor

Outdoor

Proportion of pot with larvae

11/17a

28/38a

27/39a

 (Percentage)c

(64.7)

(73.7)

(69.2)

Mean number of larvae (live and dead)d

51.5a

47.7a

58.7a

 (SD)

(65.6)

(81.0)

(119.2)

Mean number of live larvaee

51.5a

0.0b

1.7b

 (SD)

(65.6)

(0.0)

(7.7)

  1. a, bValues with different labels in each row indicate statistically significant difference (p < 0.01)
  2. cChi-square test
  3. d, eMann-Whitney U test