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Table 2 Comparison of indoxacarb and pyrethroid treated mosquito netting in tunnel tests against pyrethroid susceptible and resistant Culex quinquefasciatus

From: A new class of insecticide for malaria vector control: evaluation of mosquito nets treated singly with indoxacarb (oxadiazine) or with a pyrethroid mixture against Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus

Insecticide (mg/m2)

Mortality (%)

Penetration (%)

Blood-feeding (%)

Blood-feeding inhibition (%)

Immediate

24 h

48 h

72 h

Culex quinquefasciatus TPRI (pyrethroid susceptible)

 Untreated

0a

1a

8a

11a

57a

53a

NA

 Alphacypermethrin 20

50b

52b

59b

59b

13b

1b

98

 Alphacypermethrin 40

68c

69c

78c

78c

12b

0b

100

 Indoxacarb 500

42b

54b

63b

67b

3c

0b

100

Culex quinquefasciatus Muheza (pyrethroid resistant)

 Untreated

0a

2a

3a

4a

67a

62a

NA

 Alphacypermethrin 20

11b

22b

27b

29b

34b

17b

73

 Alphacypermethrin 40

8b

17b

19b

21c

7c

4c

94

 Indoxacarb 500

8b

58c

66c

75d

25d

15b

76

  1. If the superscript is the same in a column there was no significant difference between treatments (analysed separately by species)