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. 2020 Aug 14;15(8):e0237675. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237675

Table 6. Common categories of information-gathering questions.

Category Count Representative Quote
Application procedure 13 So we need to dissolve it in water and apply it?
Mosquito life history traits 10 Exactly how long an adult go live?
Safety for humans and environment 9 If this is ingested by mistake, by a child for example would it have any effect on the child. Or an animal?
Frequency of treatment 9 So every week you may have to replenish it?
Further information about yeast 9 Basically, like it’s the yeast we cook with right?
Operational 9 The empty piece of land I mean, and like nobody ain't living there. Who going and throw medicine for there?
Residual activity 8 How long would it last? Like a tablet how long would it stay?
Commercialization/commercial product 8 How long did this take to actually reach the market in the different forms that you already spoke about? Like the timeframe?
Container type/size 6 Where would we put it, like where are we using it? Like in the water, in the barrel?
Age of mosquito targeted 5 Does it also affect the adult mosquito?
Prior research on the yeast larvicides 5 What kind of trials?
Dose of treatment 4 So is there a specific amount you have to add?
Water quality post-treatment 4 Would it interfere with the quality of the water in any way?
Price 4 Is it coming at a lower price than everything on the market?
Insecticide resistance 4 What if they develop a resistance to this?
Type of mosquito targeted 4 This is the larvae from a whole wide spectrum of mosquitoes or one type of mosquito?
Formulation 3 So it would be available in the form of cream or a tablet?

The 154 comments coded as information-gathering fell into a number of categories, for which representative questions are shown.