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Table 1 Results of insecticide susceptibility tests on F1 progeny from families of wild-caught Anopheles parensis 24 hrs post-exposure to three classes of insecticides.

From: Indoor collections of the Anopheles funestus group (Diptera: Culicidae) in sprayed houses in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Insecticide No. families TotalNo. Alive Dead % Mortality
0.1% Bendiocarb 10 205 4 201 98.05
4% DDT 4 81 0 81 100
0.75% Permethrin 6 118 2 116 98.31
0.05% Deltamethrin 11 204 30 174 85.29
Control   100 0 100 100
  1. Control = 25 susceptible laboratory Anopheles quadriannulatus colony mosquitoes exposed to each insecticide.
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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