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Table 1 Parameters of probit regression lines of different insecticides against females of Phlebotomus papatasi in Kerman Province, Iran

From: Baseline susceptibility of a wild strain of main vectors of leishmaniasis to WHO-recommended insecticides in southeastern Iran

Insecticide

Aa

B (±  SE)b

LT50 (min)c

LT90 (min)c

χ2 (df)d

P-valuee

DDT

− 3.99

2.42 ± 0.68

44.33

149.75

1.34 (3)

> 0.05

Malathion

− 4.58

3.0 ± 0.74

33.61

89.80

4.96 (3)

> 0.05

Deltamethrin

− 3.27

2.37 ± 0.51

23.84

82.6

6.16 (4)

> 0.05

  1. DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, SE standard error
  2. aA: y-intercept
  3. b B: Slope of the line
  4. cLT50, LT90: Lethal time causing 50% mortality and 90% mortality, respectively
  5. dχ2: Heterogeneity around the regression line
  6. eP-value represents heterogeneity in the population of tested specimens
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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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