Table 7. Typical categories of advice offered by attendees.
Category of Advice | Count | Representative Quote |
---|---|---|
Cost/Pricing | 23 | $20 (TT) a month |
Operations | 18 | You see now, you want me to go and buy a bottle to throw it in that building there? That house across there. |
Larvicide application process/procedure | 15 | I don’t really measure you know. . . I just throw some. |
Safety for humans and the environment | 11 | Well it shouldn't kill me and the mosquito |
Larvicide efficacy | 6 | Quality of the product. . . how well does it you know get rid of the mosquitoes |
Utility of offering samples/trial-size packs | 6 | If there is a trial size so I could get a small amount …so I could buy a small amount at first—see if it works at all? |
Additional formulations | 5 | So your first version is a tablet form but eventually it may go to a spray or so as well you might be able to use your formula in that way. |
Interest in targeting other mosquitoes/stages | 5 | So I guess a customer would still have to deal with the nuisance mosquitoes. |
Potential for unwanted side effects | 5 | So when using this tablet, would it cause water to get cloudy? |
Quotes representing each category of advice provided in the engagement forums are noted.