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. 2014 Jun 19;8(6):e2948. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002948

Table 1. Selection of the SP strain of Aedes aegypti in the laboratory by permethrin.

Selection No. Selected population Gender Permethrin dose (ng/mosquito) No. mosquitoes treated Mortality (%)
1 SPS0G3 10 600 52.0
60 600 62.8
2 SPS1G1 27 480 60.6
177 480 76.9
3 SPS2G1 44 480 57.1
333 490 85.3
4 SPS3G1 61 513 31.8
444 551 69.1
5 SPS4G1 111 515 74.0
444 524 50.2
6 SPS5G2 167 629 89.2
821 482 79.0
7 SPS6G1 167 527 71.3
821 510 78.4
8 SPS7G1 167 583 82.7
821 613 86.8
9 SPS8G1 167 542 65.1
821 512 73.6
10 SPS9G1 167 529 46.3
821 547 45.2

The subscript numbers in the population name indicate the permethrin selections in the population. For example, SPS5G2 indicates the 2nd generation of SPS5 which was selected by permethrin for five generations.