Field-based evaluation of novaluron EC10 insect growth regulator, a chitin synthesis inhibitor against dengue vector breeding in leaf axils of pineapple plantations in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Table 1 Mean percentage mortality of Ae. aegypti at different novaluron concentrations (ppm)

Volume of novaluron (ml)	Novaluron concentration (ppm)	Percentage mortality of Ae. aegypti
Volume of novaluron (ml)	Novaluron concentration (ppm)	1 hour	24 hours
0.005	2	0 ± 0^a	43.00 ± 1.08^a
0.010	4	0 ± 0^a	59.50 ± 2.25^b
0.025	10	0 ± 0^a	86.75 ± 3.40^c
0.050	20	0 ± 0^a	100 ± 0.75^d
0.060	24	0.50 ± 0.28^b	100 ± 0^d
0.125	50	11.25 ± 1.10^c	100 ± 0^d
0.250	100	49.00 ± 2.48^c	100 ± 0^d
0.500	200	96.25 ± 1.93^d	100 ± 0^d
0.750	300	100 ± 0^d	100 ± 0^d
1.000	400	100 ± 0^d	100 ± 0^d

Notes: Values are means ± standard errors (SE). Different superscript letters in a row show significant differences (P < 0.05) as suggested by the general linear model followed by Tukey’s pairwise comparison at a 95% level of confidence

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