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.
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 | |||||