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Table 3 Insecticide bioavailability of PermaNet® 2.0 curtains after 9 months of use in Poptun, Guatemala

From: Dengue vector management using insecticide treated materials and targeted interventions on productive breeding-sites in Guatemala

No. Aedes females/replicate

Observations

Aedesstrain

Abbot corrected 24 h mortality*

   

(%)

5 per group

Bedroom, Always shade, No wash

New Orleans (Susceptible)

100.0

  

Progreso (Resistant)

27.5

  

Tapachula (Wild)

100.0

5 per group

Bedroom, Full sun, Washed 3 times, Soaked with cold water and bar soap

New Orleans (Susceptible)

88.1

  

Progreso (Resistant)

5.8

  

Tapachula (Wild)

89.2

5 per group

Bedroom, Full sun, 2 washes, Scrubbed with cold water and bar soap

New Orleans (Susceptible)

92.3

  

Progreso (Resistant)

0.8

  

Tapachula (Wild)

91.7

5 per group

Bedroom, Full sun, No wash

New Orleans (Susceptible)

92.6

  

Progreso (Resistant)

0.8

  

Tapachula (Wild)

98.3

5 per group

Bedroom, Full sun, No wash

New Orleans (Susceptible)

81.9

  

Progreso (Resistant)

9.2

  

Tapachula (Wild)

88.3

5 per group

Unused

New Orleans (Susceptible)

100.0

  

Progreso (Resistant)

25.8

  

Tapachula (Wild)

100.0

5 per group

Unused

New Orleans (Susceptible)

98.1

  

Progreso (Resistant)

4.1

  

Tapachula (Wild)

100.0

  1. * 30 female Aedes mosquito controls exposed to un-treated nets for each experiment (see text).