Table 4 Susceptibility of wild An. arabiensis mosquitoes collected in two wards in the study area, i.e. Katindiuka and Viwanja Sitini, (Fig. 1)
Insecticide tested | Katindiuka ward | Viwanja Sitini ward | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mortality (%) | Class | N | Mortality (%) | Class | |
0.75% permethrin | 100 | 37 | Resistant | 100 | 37 | Resistant |
0.05% deltamethrin | 100 | 39 | Resistant | 100 | 36 | Resistant |
0.05% lambda-cyhalothrin | 100 | 32 | Resistant | 100 | 34 | Resistant |
4% DDT | 100 | 41 | Resistant | 100 | 65 | Resistant |
0.1% bendiocarb | 100 | 100 | Susceptible | 100 | 100 | Susceptible |
0.25% pirimiphos methyl | 100 | 54 | Resistant | 100 | 70 | Resistant |
5% malathion | 100 | 100 | Susceptible | 100 | 99 | Susceptible |
Control (untreated paper) | 100 | 0 | N/A | 100 | 0 | N/A |