Table 2 Fecundity of Anopheles arabiensis that fed on LRE treated calves, Edo Kontola, Batu, Central Ethiopa, Feb.–May 2016
From: Effect of LongRange™ eprinomectin on Anopheles arabiensis by feeding on calves treated with the drug
Parameter | Weeks post injection | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
No. dissected in the treated | 20 | 40 | 47 | 74 | 83 | 69 | 85 | 85 | 45 | 45 |
Mean no. of eggs ± SD/mosquito | 35 ± 4 | 27 ± 6 | 38 ± 3.4 | 17 ± 2.6 | 33 ± 3.6 | 24 ± 3.6 | 20 ± 5 | 10 ± 3 | 21 ± 3 | 21 ± 6 |
No. dissected in the control | 20 | 40 | 46 | 74 | 83 | 69 | 82 | 69 | 45 | 45 |
Mean no of eggs ± SD/mosquito | 40 ± 2.6 | 31 ± 2.6 | 44 ± 3.6 | 25 ± 4.6 | 37 ± 2 | 27 ± 6 | 24 ± 7 | 26 ± 2.3 | 42 ± 2 | 42 ± 4 |
P-value | 0.883 | 0.626 | 0.594 | 0.379 | 0.196 | 0.449 | 0.452 | 0.648 | 0.326 | 0.086 |