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Table 2 Effects of blood-feeding status and mosquito age on insecticide resistance bioassay in Anopheles sinensis mosquitoes

From: Anopheles sinensis mosquito insecticide resistance: comparison of three mosquito sample collection and preparation methods and mosquito age in resistance measurements

   

Mortality

Knockdown time

Trait

Group

n

Mortality rate (%)*

95% confidence interval

KT50(min)*

95% confidence interval

Blood feeding status

Bloodfed

240

35.4a

30.3 - 40.5

—

—

 

Non-bloodfed

80

38.8a

33.1 - 44.5

—

—

Mosquito age

3-day old

240

31.7a

28.7 - 34.7

216a

81.4 – 131.5

 

20-day old

45

55.6b

52.5 - 58.7

106a

61.9 - 184.5

  1. *For each trait, the mortality rate that shares different letter indicates statistical difference at P < 0.05 using the chi-square test.
  2. —Not done.