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Table 5 Summary results obtained for free flying wild culicidae (72 nights) in experimental huts

From: Field efficacy of a new deltamethrin long lasting insecticidal net (LifeNet©) against wild pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae in Benin

 

Untreated Net

LifeNet 0 wash

LifeNet 20 washes

LifeNet 30 washes

CTN 25 mg/m2 Exhaust

CTN 25 mg/m2 20 washes

Total females caught

689ab

871a

704ab

654b

825ab

738ab

females caught/night

9.-56

12.-09

9.-77

9.-08

11.-45

10.-25

Deterrency (%)

−26

−2

5

−20

−7

Total females veranda

231

338

309

260

276

339

Exophily (%)

34a

39b

44bc

40b

33a

46c

95% Confidence limits

30–37

36–42

40–48

36–44

30–37

42–50

Induced Exophily (%)

16

31

19

NS

37

Total females blood fed

224

12

13

15

40

79

Blood fed (%)

33a

1c

2c

2c

5b

11d

95% Confidence limits

29–36

1.-2

1.-3

1.-3

3.-6

8.-13

Blood feeding inhib. (%)

96

94

93

85

67

Total females dead

79

846

662

599

687

440

Overall mortality (%)

11a

97c

94d

92d

83b

60e

95% Confidence limits

9.-14

96–98

92–96

89–94

81–86

56–63

Corrected for control (%)

97

93

91

81

54

  1. CTN conventionally deltamethrin-treated nets. Values in the same column sharing different letter superscript differ significantly (logistic regression, P = 0.00)