Table 1. Description and overall impact of each of the main treatments.
| Application | Insecticide formulation | Dose mg/kg | Replicates | Different oxen used | Total beetles | Percent dead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole body | Decatix | 0.40 | 8 | 7 | 5631 | 7.5 |
| Whole body (back) | SpotOn | 1.00 | 6 | 6 | 4126 | 30.4 |
| Whole body (flank) | SpotOn | 1.00 | 3 | 3 | 3188 | 29.5 |
| Shoulder | SpotOn | 0.10–0.15 | 3 | 3 | 1056 | 1.6 |
| Tail | SpotOn | 0.10–0.15 | 3 | 3 | 1074 | 12.9 |
| Oral | SpotOn | 0.10–0.15 | 3 | 3 | 1241 | 25.5 |
| Legs and belly | Decatix | 0.08 | 3 | 3 | 2700 | 0.7 |
| Legs only | Decatix | 0.04 | 3 | 3 | 2793 | 0.1 |
Percent of dead beetles among the total collected from dung dropped in 16 days after various formulations of deltamethrin were applied to different body regions at different doses of active ingredient per kg of body mass, in a number of replicates involving different individual oxen.