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Table 1 Comparison of toxicity produced by deltamethrin applied to N1 T. sordida of ages 1, 3 and 5 days (F1 generation); p = 0.045, Kruskal-Wallis test; p (1 day, 3 days) = 0.04, p (1 day, 5 days) = 0.61, p (3 days, 5 days) = 0.05, Kruskal-Wallis post-hoc tests

From: Standardization of laboratory bioassays for the study of Triatoma sordida susceptibility to pyrethroid insecticides

Populations

LD 50 (CI 95%)

Municipality (Locality)

1-day old

3-day old

5-day old

Uberaba - SRL

0.062 (0.01 – 0.07)

0.300 (0.29 – 0.31)

0.065 (0.05 – 0.08)

Monjolos (Cipó)

0.126 (0.09 – 0.16)

0.417 (0.34 – 0.50)

0.173 (0.13 – 0.22)

Buenópolis (Cercado)

0.190 (0.17 – 0.26)

0.471 (0.42 – 0.56)

0.237 (0.19 – 0.30)

Presidente Juscelino (Mandioca)

0.301 (0.23 – 0.45)

0.598 (0.36 – 0.68)

0.360 (0.29 – 0.43)

Coração de Jesus (Barriguda)

0.412 (0.15 - 0.56)

0.616 (0.39 – 0.78)

0.444 (0.38 – 0.52)

  1. Note: LD50: Lethal dose 50%; CI: Confidence Interval.