Table 1.
Mortality and knockdown effect of insecticides on Cx. pipiens in Mohammadia, Morocco
| Insecticide | Exposed mosquitoes | Control mosquitoes | kdT50 (min) (95% CI) | kdT90 (min) (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mortality (%) | n | Mortality (%) | |||
| Lymbda-cyhalothrin (0.05%) | 111 | 49 | 40 | 0 | 33 (30.52–34.95) | 61 (56.23–69.20) |
| Permethrin (0.75%) | 118 | 63 | 40 | 0 | 33 (30.07–35.07) | 65 (59.09–74.43) |
| DDT (4%) | 110 | 16 | 40 | 0 | no kd | no kd |
| Malathion (5%) | 90 | 52 | 40 | 0 | – | – |
| Bendiocarb (0.1%) | 102 | 39 | 40 | 0 | – | – |
Abbreviations: kdT50 and kdT90 knock down time for 50% and 90%, respectively, of exposed mosquitoes with confidence intervals (CI) at 5% level provided by WINDL software, n number of mosquitoes