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Table 1 Predicted mortality of Anopheles gambiae eggs exposed to various combinations of temperature and time, as calculated from the regression equation of Figure 4.

From: Daily temperature profiles in and around Western Kenyan larval habitats of Anopheles gambiae as related to egg mortality

  Predicted % Egg Mortality
Time (min) 41°C 42°C 43°C 44°C 45°C 46°C
1 0.3 0.8 2 4 8 18
2 0.7 2 3 7 16 36
4 1 3 7 15 33 73
8 3 6 13 30 66 100
14 5 11 23 52 100  
20 7 15 33 74   
30 10 23 50 100   
60 20 45 100    
120 41 90     
180 61 100     
300 100      
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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