Research Article

Cockroach Infestation and Factors Affecting the Estimation of Cockroach Population in Urban Communities

Table 2

Mean of cockroach trap counts for four study locations.

Study locationsNumber of
surveyed units
Frequency of infested units Mean of infestation rate (per trap/unit)*Variance
/mean ratio

Girls’ dormitory 5372%15.9018.75
Boys’ dormitory 7272%16.9634.87
Residential building 2560%7.737.39
Hospital 10161%4.021.36

For infested units.