Table 2.
Generalized estimating equations (GEE) analysis of the effect of LL3 and FourStar® larvicides on the density of immature mosquitoes, showing the probability of the factors
| Species | Immature stage or time | Comparing LL3 versus FourStar® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention stagea | Larvicide typeb | Intervention stage × Larvicide type | ||
| An. gambiae (s.l.) | 1st- and 2nd-instar larvae | 0.215 | 0.901 | 0.918 |
| 3rd- and 4th-instar larvae | <0.001 | 0.310 | 0.778 | |
| Pupae | 0.001 | 0.933 | 0.945 | |
| An. funestus (s.l.) | 1st- and 2nd-instar larvae | 0.011 | 0.557 | 0.348 |
| 3rd- and 4th-instar larvae | 0.881 | 0.409 | 0.089 | |
| Pupae | 0.387 | 0.809 | 0.381 | |
| Other mosquito species | 1st- and 2nd-instar larvae | 0.980 | 0.970 | 0.710 |
| 3rd- and 4th-instar larvae | <0.001 | 0.502 | 0.996 | |
| Pupae | 0.002 | 0.939 | 0.062 | |
| Total Anopheles spp. | By week 12 | <0.001 | 0.700 | 0.950 |
| By week 16 | <0.001 | 0.995 | 0.951 | |
| By week 20 | 0.066 | 0.536 | 0.880 | |
aIntervention stage was classified as pre-intervention versus post-intervention
bLarvicide type included LL3 and FourStar®