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Table 1 Population reduction of males and females following bloodmeals containing 6 different toxicants compared to controls fed on untreated bovine blood

From: Eliminating female Anopheles arabiensis by spiking blood meals with toxicants as a sex separation method in the context of the sterile insect technique

Toxicant

Concentration

Day

1

2

3

4

5

  

Sex

F / M

F / M

F / M

F / M

F / M

Control

0.00%

F

0.00

0.02

0.02

0.04

0.04

M

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.02

0.06

0.00%

F

0.02

0.06

0.06

0.08

0.08

M

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.04

0.06

0.00%

F

0.00

0.03

0.03

0.05

0.13

M

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

Detergent

0.10%

F

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.06

M

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.06

0.50%

F

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.06

0.08

M

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.06

0.08

1.00%

F

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.06

0.14

M

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.04

Boric acid

0.10%

F

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.12

0.22

M

0.00

0.00

0.06

0.10

0.14

0.50%

F

0.00

0.04

0.08

0.24

0.32

M

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.02

0.06

1.00%

F

0.00

0.02

0.32

0.50

0.66

M

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.06

0.08

Dieldrin

1 ppm

F

0.00

0.66

0.66

0.79

0.81

M

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.09

1.5 ppm

F

0.00

0.72

0.72

0.76

0.83

M

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

2 ppm

F

0.00

0.79

0.79

0.83

0.84

M

0.06

0.08

0.09

0.13

0.14

Spinosad

1 ppm

F

0.00

0.04

0.20

0.42

0.42

M

0.00

0.02

0.06

0.06

0.06

5 ppm

F

0.12

0.26

0.34

0.84

0.84

M

0.00

0.02

0.06

0.06

0.06

10 ppm

F

0.32

0.42

0.76

1.00

1.00

M

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.04

0.06

Ivermectin

0.5 ppm

F

0.18

0.20

0.25

0.48

0.48

M

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.08

0.08

2 ppm

F

0.35

0.45

0.53

0.78

0.83

M

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.05

5 ppm

F

0.79

0.97

0.99

1.00

1.00

M

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.02

0.04

Malathion

0.5 ppm

F

0.00

0.08

0.10

0.15

0.18

M

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.05

2 ppm

F

0.00

0.13

0.18

0.35

0.58

  

M

0.00

0.03

0.03

0.08

0.08

  1. Substances most effective in killing females, while not affecting males are shown (in bold). Each sample consisted of 100 adult mosquitoes (50 females and 50 males).