Table 2

Median-lethal doses used. Median-lethal doses ng/mg (± 95% confidence intervals) for mosquito strains tested with different insecticides and their mixture.

Strain
SLAB
SR
BC
BCSR

insecticide








Permethrin (P)
1.85
(1.75–1.95)
1.80
(1.71–1.89)
62.65
(59.38–66.10)
41.47
(39.56–43.47)
Carbosulfan (C)
0.59
(0.52–0.66)
1264.00
(1166–1370)
0.78
(0.68–0.90)
1446.00
(1330–1572)
Mix
0.99
(0.90–1.08)
982.00
(884–1084)
37.56
(34.97–40.39)
438.00
(386–492)
mix ratio P:C
3:1

1:750

85:1

1:35

regression coefficienta ± (s.e.)








Permethrin
3.76a
(0.18)
3.48a
(0.15)
4.04a
(0.22)
3.05a
(0.10)
Carbosulfan
3.01b
(0.16)
2.17b
(0.07)
3.73a
(0.31)
1.89b
(0.07)
Mix
2.95b
(0.22)
2.69c
(0.22)
3.53a
(0.20)
2.15c
(0.15)

a estimates within a column that differ in super-script letter are significantly different (p < 0.05)

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