Table 5. Fecundity and Fertility of blood-fed An. gambiae females alive after 24 h from experimental huts.
Control | PPF LN | Olyset Net | Olyset Duo | |
No. of blood fed females observed | 27 | 19 | 15 | 8 |
% of females that oviposited (95% CI) | 37(17–57)a | 0b | 47(20–74)a | 0 b |
Total number of eggs laid | 1003 | 0 | 850 | 0 |
Eggs per female laying eggs (95% CI) | 100 | – | 121 | – |
Fecundity: eggs per blood fedfemale observed (95% CI) | 37(15–58)a | 0b | 57(30–74)a | 0b |
% reduction in fecundity perfemale observed | – | 100 | – | 100 |
Total number of larvae | 981 | 0 | 782 | 0 |
Hatch rate %, (95% CI) | 98 (97–99)a | – | 92 (90–94)b | – |
Larvae per female layingeggs (95% CI) | 98 | – | 112 | – |
Larvae per female observed(95% CI) | 36(14–57)a | 0b | 52(39–71)a | 0b |
% reduction in reproductive rateper blood fed female observed | – | 100 | 0 | 100 |
Values along each row sharing the same letter superscript are not significantly different at the 5% level.