Indoor residual spraying with microencapsulated DEET repellent (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide) for control of Anopheles arabiensis and Culex quinquefasciatus

Table 1 Resistance status of wild Anopheles arabiensis and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes from lower Moshi (Mabogini) to pyrethroid, organophosphate and DDT WHO test papers

Mosquito species	Insecticide treatment	No tested	% mortality (95% CI)
An. arabiensis ^*	Permethrin (0.75%)	198	84 (78–89)
	Lambdacyhalothrin (0.05%)	100	74 (65–83)
	Malathion (5%)	202	100
	DDT (4%)	100	99 (97–100)
Cx. quinquefasciatus	Permethrin (0.75%)	100	68 (59–77)
	Lambdacyhalothrin (0.05%)	100	70 (60–80)
	Malathion (5%)	100	100
	DDT (4%)	100	48 (38–58)

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