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Table 4 Blood feeding rates of mosquitoes to IRS chemical treatments in experimental huts (n = 36 nights)

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

 

Untreated control

DEET

Lambda-cyhalothrin

Permethrin

Pirimiphos methyl

DDT

Anopheles arabiensis

      

Total females blood fed

56

69

76

91

100

59

Blood fed% (95% CI)

34a (22–49)

19b (14–26)

22b (16–29)

22b (16–29)

33a (25–41)

20b (14–28)

Blood feeding inhibition (%)

-

44

35

35

2

41

Culex quinquefasciatus

      

Total females blood fed

37

35

19

17

20

22

Blood fed % (95% CI)

34a (23–46)

30ab (20–42)

31ab (20–43)

20b (11–34)

26ab (15–42)

22ab (13–35)

Blood feeding inhibition (%)

-

12

9

41

24

35

  1. Numbers in the same row sharing a letter superscript do not differ significantly (P > 0.05).