Table 1.
Treatment | Number of heifers | Pre-treatment | Day after treatment | |||
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Day 2 | Day 5 | Day 7 | Day 14 | |||
Control | 2 |
43 ± 9% N = 108/n1 = 48, n2 = 60 |
54 ± 10% N = 100/n1 = 50, n2 = 50 |
62 ± 9% N = 120/n1 = 60, n2 = 60 |
68 ± 11% N = 71/n1 = 36, n2 = 35 |
79 ± 6% N = 192/n1 = 96, n2 = 96 |
Fipronil | 3 |
51 ± 8% N = 144/n1 = 48, n2 = 48, n3 = 48 |
47 ± 8% N = 150/n1 = 50, n2 = 50, n3 = 50 |
65 ± 7% N = 176/n1 = 58, n2 = 58, n3 = 60 |
71 ± 9% N = 102/n1 = 34, n2 = 34, n3 = 34 |
74 ± 5% N = 288/n1 = 96, n2 = 96, n3 = 96 |
Ivermectin | 1 |
37% N = 48 |
24% N = 50 |
40% N = 57 |
51% N = 33 |
85% N = 96 |
Statistical comparisons | Control vs. fipronil |
χ2 = 1.91 p = 0.17 |
χ2 = 1.07 p = 0.30 |
χ2 = 0.25 p = 0.62 |
χ2 = 0.18 p = 0.67 |
χ2 = 1.38 p = 0.24 |
Control vs ivermectin |
χ2 = 0.36 p = 0.60 |
χ2 = 12.2 p = 0.0005 |
χ2 = 7.7 p = 0.006 |
χ2 = 2.49 p = 0.11 |
χ2 = 1.90 p = 0.17 |
N total number of mosquitoes exposed to a treatment group; n number of mosquitoes exposed per heifer within a treatment group