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Table 1 Mortality rate of Anopheles funestus from Balama district exposed to four types of insecticides and, the estimated median time (in minutes) required to kill 50 % (KDT50 ± 95 % CI) and 95 % (KDT95 ± 95 % CI) of the vector population when exposed to the same insecticides

From: Bio-efficacy of new long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets against Anopheles funestus and Anopheles gambiae from central and northern Mozambique

Insecticide

Mosquito tested

KDT50 (± 95 % CI)

KDT95 (± 95 % CI)

Mortality rate

Deltamethrin (0.05 %)

100

52.81 (47.11–58.51)

203.07 (127.33–278.81)

85

Permethrin (0.75 %)

100

31.33 (29.28–33.38)

77.08 (65.88–88.29)

97

Bendiocarb (0.1 %)

100

32.42 (30.78–34.06)

58.84 (53.18–64.50)

92

Propoxur (0.1 %)

100

29.37 (27.17–31.58)

85.92 (70.97–100.88)

94