Table 2 Larval mortality in treatment (water treated with disinfectant soap) and control on Anopheles gambiae s.s in laboratory and semi field conditions within different monitoring hours
Experiments | Time | Treatment | Control | Χ2( P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(in hours) | % Mortality (Mean ± SE) | % Mortality (Mean ± SE) | ||
Laboratory | 12 | 14.67 ± 14.67 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 15.83 (<0.001) |
24 | 27.83 ± 19.60 | 2.00 ± 2.00 | 26.29 (<0.001) | |
48 | 43.17 ± 21.67 | 6.00 ± 1.87 | 37.26 (<0.001) | |
72 | 57.17 ± 18.07 | 9.00 ± 1.00 | 52.40 (<0.001) | |
Semi-field | 12 | 27.8 ± 18.1 | 2.0 ± 1.2 | 26.25 (<0.001) |
24 | 36.7 ± 22.6 | 7.0 ± 2.5 | 25.83 (<0.001) | |
48 | 40.2 ± 24.4 | 8.0 ± 2.0 | 28.34 (<0.001) | |
72 | 40.3 ± 24.4 | 9.0 ± 1.9 | 26.37 (<0.001) |