Table 3.
The effect of wall surfaces and pH levels on performance of bendiocarb and propoxur
| Insecticide | Low pH | High pH | Total by surface type | Total by pH level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dung | Mud | Dung | Mud | Dung | Mud | Low pH | High pH | |
| Bendiocarb | (156/308) 50.6a | (106/309) 34.3b | (219/306 ) 71.6a | (119/306 ) 38.9b | (375/614) 61.1a | (225/615) 36.6b | (262/617) 42.5a | (338/612) 55.2b |
| Propoxur | (219/315) 69.5a | (215/311) 69.1a | (279/315) 88.6a | (198/312) 63.5b | (498/630) 79.0a | (413/623) 66.3b | (434/626) 69.3a | (477/627) 76.1b |
| Total | (375/623) 60.2a | (321/620) 51.8b | (498/621) 80.2a | (317/618) 51.3b | (873/1244) 70.2a | (638/1238) 51.5b | (696/1243) 56.0a | (815/1239) 65.9b |
Note: Change in letter across two columns connotes statistically significant difference of P(χ 2) < 0.0083. Numbers in the parenthesis are test results [number of mosquitoes dead (numerator) divided by total number of mosquitoes exposed (denominator)]