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Table 6 Farmers’ responses about insecticide spray frequency

From: Patterns of pesticide usage in agriculture in rural Tanzania call for integrating agricultural and public health practices in managing insecticide-resistance in malaria vectors

Application frequency

No. of farmers

Percentage (%)

Twice every week

120

28.1

Once every 2 weeks

61

14.3

2–4 times per growing season

71

16.6

Any time I find pests in the farm

111

26.0

I do not remember

64

15.0