Table 1.
Bio-efficacy (in mean percentage mortality) of samples of six long-lasting insecticidal net types against An. arabiensis adult female mosquitoes collected from four sites in Ethiopia following 3-minutes exposure in standard WHO cone bioassays
| Net type/section | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Collection site |
PermaNet® 3.0 |
PermaNet® 2.0 |
NetProtect® |
Yorkool® |
Interceptor® |
Olyset® |
F statistic; |
|
| |
Roof |
Side |
|
|
|
|
|
P-value |
|
Jimma |
100a |
62.92c |
55.00c |
81.11b |
13.89e |
61.11c |
27.78d |
39.24; |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<0.0001* |
|
Omo Nada |
100a |
40.42c,d |
47.43c |
75.00b |
53.89c |
27.78d |
42.22c |
21.24; |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<0.0001* |
|
Kerssa |
100a |
45.83c |
77.78b |
68.33b |
24.44d |
31.67d |
23.89d |
34.21; |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<0.0001* |
|
TiroAfeta |
100a |
84.17b |
64.44c |
45.56d |
40.00d |
62.22c |
32.78d |
28.73; |
| <0.0001* | ||||||||
*Differences in mean % MT between net types at a specific collection site were significant (p < 0.05; ANOVA and Duncan’s test); Means within a row followed by the same letter (s) are not significantly different from each other (p ≥ 0.05).