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Table 1 Dust coverage and mortality 24 hours after dusting 100 male Anopheles arabiensis

From: A standardised method of marking male mosquitoes with fluorescent dust

Dust amount (mg)

Mortality

Dust coverage

1000

High

Very heavy

500

High

Very heavy

100

High

Very heavy

75

High

Very heavy

50

High

Very heavy

15

Medium

Heavy

10

Medium

Heavy

7.5

Medium

Medium

6.3

Medium

Medium

5

Low

Good

  1. Note: High > 50% mortality; medium, 10–50% mortality; low, < 10% mortality