Table 1 Mortality rate of An. stephensi larvae against WHO standard concentrations of Temephos.

From: Insecticide resistance and population structure of the invasive malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi, from Fiq, Ethiopia

Concentration

Final concentration

Mortality rate (%)

Mortality rate (%) mean [95% CI]

R1

R2

R3

R4

312.5 mg/l

1.25 mg/l

100

100

100

100

100

62.5 mg/l

0.25 mg/l

100

100

100

100

100

12.5 mg/l

0.05 mg/l

100

96

80

100

94 [79, 100]

2.5 mg/l

0.01 mg/l

12

8

20

24

16 [4, 28]

  1. NB: A total of 1000 adult An. stephensi identified and no other Anopheles species encountered to provide proof that the susceptibility test was done on An. stephensi larvae. R1-R4 are replicates.
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