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.