Behavioural response of mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus to synthetic pyrethroid and organophosphorus-based slow-release insecticidal paint

Table 1 Escape and mortality in test mosquito species in contact, non-contact and placebo exposure of slow-release insecticidal paint (SRIP) formulation

Exposure	Mosquito species (N)	Escape % 10 min (mean ± SEM)	95% CI	Escape % 30 min (mean ± SEM)	95% CI	M₂₄ h	95% CI
Contact (CE)	Ae. aegypti (102)	20.7 ± 3.3	6.4–34.9	76.7 ± 5.8	51.8–101.6	27.4 ± 1.6	20.4–34.4
	An. stephensi (125)	35.2 ± 4.7	20.3–50.1	82.0 ± 5.9	63.0–100.9	39.2 ± 4.9	23.6–54.7
	Cx. quinquefasciatus (110)	25.8 ± 2.6	17.5–34.2	77.2 ± 1.9	71.2–83.2	23.5 ± 1.4	18.9–28.1
Non-contact (NCE)	Ae. aegypti (103)	6.8 ± 0.9	2.9–10.7	26.3 ± 2.2	17.0–35.6	20.4 ± 1.4	14.5–26.3
	An. stephensi (127)	9.0 ± 2.1	2.3–15.8	39.6 ± 4.4	25.6–53.7	25.1 ± 4.3	11.5–38.6
	Cx. quinquefasciatus (125)	14.2 ± 1.3	10.2–18.2	37.9 ± 3.7	26.1–49.7	18.8 ± 2.1	12.0–25.6
Placebo (PE)	Ae. aegypti (112)	8.7 ± 1.9	2.7–14.6	14.2 ± 0.9	11.2–17.2	8.1 ± 0.7	5.7–10.4
	An. stephensi (127)	10.6 ± 2.9	1.5–19.7	19.5 ± 1.3	15.3–23.7	9.7 ± 1.6	4.7–14.7
	Cx. quinquefasciatus (114)	9.1 ± 2.9	0.4–18.9	21.7 ± 1.9	15.6–27.8	9.0 ± 1.1	5.6–12.4

SEM, standard error of mean; Escape % 10 min/30 min, mosquitoes escaped in 10/30 min; CI, confidence interval; M₂₄, mortality after 24 h; N, total number; CE/NCE/PE, contact/non-contact/placebo exposure

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