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Table 2 Summary of results obtained for Culex quinquefasciatus in the experimental huts

From: Combining indoor residual spraying with chlorfenapyr and long-lasting insecticidal bed nets for improved control of pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae: an experimental hut trial in Benin

Hut Treatment

Untreated Net with 6 holes

Untreated Net with 80 holes

LLIN with 6 holes

LLIN with 80 holes

Chlorfenapyr IRS

Chlorfenapyr IRS + LLIN with 6 holes

Chlorfenapyr IRS + LLIN with 80 holes

Total females caught

533

1370

1014

1018

1507

1260

1083

Total females dead

9

27

152

133

487

642

455

Mortality (%)

1.7 a

2.0 a

15.0 b

13.1 b

32.3 c

51.0 d

42.0 e

95% Confidence Limits

0.6-2.8

1.2-2.7

12.8-17.2

11.0-15.1

30.0-34.7

48.2-53.7

39.1-45.0

Total females blood fed

180

666

55

124

1157

52

107

Blood feeding (%)

33.8 a

48.6 b

5.4 c

12.2 d

76.8 e

4.1 c

9.9 d

95% Confidence Limits

29.8-37.8

46.0-51.3

4.0-6.8

10.2-14.2

74.6-78.9

3.0-5.2

8.1-11.7

Blood feeding Inhibition (%)

-

-

84

75

-

88

80

Personal protection (%)

-

-

-

81

-

71

84

Total females in verandah trap

225

389

677

603

638

784

687

Exiting (%)

42.2 a

28.4 b

66.8 c

59.2 d

42.3 a

62.2 d

63. 4 cd

95% Confidence Limits

38 - 46.4

26 - 30.8

63.9 - 70

56.2 - 62.2

40 - 45

60 - 65

60.8 - 66.3

  1. Numbers in the same row sharing the same superscript do not differ significantly (P ≥ 0.05)