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Table 3 Discriminating concentration (DC) of transfluthrin-treated paper for Anopheles gambiae (Ifakara strain) and Aedes aegypti (Bagamoyo strain)

From: Human landing catches provide a useful measure of protective efficacy for the evaluation of volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents

Mosquito species

LD50

LD99

DC

An. gambiae s.s.

0.0145 (0.013–0.016)

0.145 (0.103–0.187)

0.290

Ae. aegypti

0.0132 (0.012–0.0142)

0.034 (0.028–0.040)

0.068

  1. LD Lethal dose, LD50 dose required to kill 50% of the mosquitoes, LD99 dose required to kill 99% of the mosquitoes
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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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