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Published in final edited form as: J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Mar;31(1):77–84. doi: 10.2987/14-6427R.1

Table 2.

Efficacy of household bleach spray formulations against Aedes aegypti eggs when applied to surfaces above the water line in concrete-lined drums.

Application	Household bleach (ml/drum)	Avg. larvae per drum ± SE		% reduction in larval abundance

		Control (n = 3)	Treatment (n = 3)
Exp. 1: 36 ml of 42 ppt NaOCl	28.8	1,154.0 ± 27.8	21.0 ± 9.1	98
Exp. 2: 36 ml of 42 ppt NaOCl + smectite clay	28.8	432.3 ± 24.3	4.3 ± 1.9	99
Exp. 3: 72 ml of 42 ppt NaOCl + smectite clay	57.6	1,273.0 ± 99.6	0	100