Table 2.
Area covered with ground-based insecticide spraying during the 3 weeks before and after the aerial spray applications—Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant Counties, Texas, 2012
Total area | Area covered with ground-based spraying before aerial applications | Area covered with ground-based spraying after aerial applications | |
---|---|---|---|
Square kilometers | Square kilometers (%) | Square kilometers (%) | |
Aerial sprayed areas | |||
Area 1 | 1,448 | 254 (18) | 75 (5) |
Area 2 | 303 | 41 (14) | 160 (53) |
Area 3 | 1,142 | 3 (< 1) | 21 (2) |
Total | 2,893 | 298 (10)* | 256 (9)* |
Aerial unsprayed areas | |||
Collin County | 2,266 | 80 (4) | 127 (6) |
Dallas County | 756 | 213 (28) | 572 (76) |
Denton County | 1,393 | 31 (2) | 10 (1) |
Tarrant County | 2,168 | 10 (1) | 29 (1) |
Total | 6,583 | 334 (5)† | 738 (11)† |
P = 0.3 for the difference in the proportions covered before and after aerial spraying.
P < 0.001 for the difference in the proportions covered before and after aerial spraying.