The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México

Table 8

Super-infested houses¹: Total number and average number of mosquitoes collected per house (a) and per visit (b) in Fraccionamientos in the control (NTC) and intervention (ITC) treatment groups within the urban/suburban and rural areas.

(a) Total number and average of mosquitoes captured per house

Area	Before curtain installation (Baseline)						After curtain installation (Visits 1–9)
	Total homes^1		Number of mosquitoes captured inside the house		Average of mosquitoes captured inside the house		Total homes^1		Number of mosquitoes captured inside the house		Average of mosquitoes captured inside the house
	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC
Urban	9	5	903	459	100	92	5	2	789	216	158	108
Rural	3	1	335	155	112	155	2	1	623	130	312	130

(b) Total number and average of mosquitoes captured per visit

Area	Before curtain installation (Baseline)						After curtain installation (Visits 1–9)
	Total visits per home^1		Number of mosquitoes captured inside the house		Average of mosquitoes captured inside the house		Total of visits to homes^1		Number of mosquitoes captured inside the house		Average of mosquitoes captured inside the house
	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC	NTC	ITC
Urban	18	10	903	459	50	46	45	15	789	216	18	14
Rural	4	2	335	155	84	78	18	9	623	130	35	14

More than 50 mosquitoes of all species collected during the study.