Table 1 Percentage mortality and (in brackets) total number of mosquitoes test and KDT₅₀ and KDT₉₅ values for the different Insecticides tested

DDT

Mwea

100 (411)

25.51(23.95–27.0)

49.89(46.44–54.32)

3.73^ns

(4%)

KSM Strain

99.23 (130)

62.51(56.94–70.45)

210.56(161.84–309.73)

6.84^ns

Fenitrothion

Mwea

100 (405)

55.02(46.81–62.39)

95.1(88.89–121.83)

91.28*

(1%)

KSM Strain

100 (131)

88.90(83.68–95.20)

130.40(123.56–151.10

25.38*

Bendiocarb

Mwea

100 (366)

21.31(19.95–22.61)

37.85(35.06–41.65)

2.4^ns

(0.1%)

KSM Strain

100 (127)

14.10(13.19–15.05)

22.87(20.93–25.66)

0.23^ns

Lambda-C^a

Mwea

99.61(525)

21.58(20.09–23.01)

43.00(39.53–47.57)

12.55^ns

(0.05%)

KSM Strain

100 (119)

19.78(15.61–23.39)

57.42(48.96–78.73)

19.78*

Permethrin

Mwea

100 (429)

17.24(15.94–18.49)

34.77(31.75–38.90)

2.01^ns

(0.75%)

KSM Strain

100 (123)

27.75(22.31–32.88)

66.96(58.66–98.11)

14.5*