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. 2014 Mar 28;7:129. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-129

Table 4.

Results obtained for Culex quinquefasciatus (n = 42 nights) in the experimental huts in Moshi

Hut Treatment Unwashed control Washed control Unwashed LLIB Washed LLIB Unwashed ITB Washed ITB Olyset net
Initial dose of permethrin
0 mg/m2
 
2000 mg/m2
2000 mg/m2
500 mg/m2
500 mg/m2
1000 mg/m2
Number of washes
0
5
0
5
0
5
0
% volunteer body cover (95% CI)
81 (77–85)
83 (80–87)
79 (74–83)
78 (73–82)
79 (72–85)
79 (72–85)
100
Total females caught
62
79
59
53
60
58
62
Females caught/night
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Total females in verandah and exit traps
25
27
34
25
31
26
50
Exophily (%)
40ac
34a
58c
47ac
52ac
45ac
81b
95% Confidence limits
25-57
22-49
42-72
36-59
35-68
28-63
66-90
Total females blood fed
45
67
36
27
29
22
7
Blood fed (%)
73a
85b
61a
51ad
48ad
38cd
11e
95% Confidence limits
57-84
74-91
43-76
36-65
34-63
25-53
5-25
Blood feeding inhibition (%)
-
-
16
40
34
55
85
Total females dead
0
1
6
5
5
7
4
Overall mortality (%)
0a
1b
10bcd
9bcd
8d
12cd
6bd
95% Confidence limits
-
0-10
4-24
3-25
3-21
6-23
2-17
Corrected for control (%)
-
1
10
9
8
12
6
Unfed mortality
0
0
8 (1–53)
26 (9–54)
15 (4–43)
16 (6–37)
19 (10–34)
Blood fed mortality 0 0 0 4 (0–25) 0 0 0

Numbers in the same row sharing a letter superscript do not differ significantly (P > 0.05).