Table 1 Efficacy of holed permethrin-treated nets against Anopheles gambiae in experimental huts in Cotonou (Benin).

Total entered

520^a

₇₉bc

86^b

56^bc

60^bc

38^c

(% deterrency)

-

(84.8%)

(83.5%)

(89.2%)

(88.5%)

(92.7%)

No. in veranda

38^a

32^b

28^b

₃₁bc

40^c

34^d

(% exophily)

(7.3%)

(40.5%)

(32.6%)

(55.3%)

(66.7%)

(89.5%)

No. blood-fed

357^a

43^b

32^cd

26^bc

₂₇bc

8^d

(% reduction)

-

(20.7%)

(45.8%)

(32.4%)

(34.5%)

(69.3%)

No. dead

142^a

20^ab

22^ab

14^ab

10^b

20^c

(% mortality)

(27.3%)

(25.3%)

(25.6%)

(25%)

(16.7%)

(52.6%)