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Table 1 Survival of An. gambiae and Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae at different ivermectin concentrations and exposure times

From: Effect of ivermectin on the larvae of Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus

Ivermectin concentrationb

Mean no. ± SD (range) surviving at 24 hoursa

Mean no. ± SD (range) surviving at 48 hoursa

An. gambiae

Cx. quinquefasciatus

p-value*

An. gambiae

Cx. quinquefasciatus

p-value*

0.0

25.0 ± 0.0 (25–25)

25.0 ± 0.0 (25–25)

NS

24.9 ± 0.3 (24–25)

24.1 ± 1.3 (21–25)

NS

0.001

24.9 ± 0.3 (24–25)

22.3 ± 2.5 (17–25)

0.002

23.7 ± 1.3 (21–25)

19.3 ± 4.4 (12–25)

0.003

0.01

24.8 ± 0.5 (24–25)

11.8 ± 5.3 (4–22)

<0.001

20.2 ± 2.5 (15–23)

4.5 ± 3.9 (0–12)

<0.001

0.1

15.4 ± 6.3 (3–23)

0.0 (0–0)

-

0.08 ± 0.3 (0–1)

0.0 (0–0)

-

1.0

0.0 (0–0)

0.0 (0–0)

-

0.0 (0–0)

0.0 (0–0)

-

10.0

0.0 (0–0)

0.0 (0–0)

-

0.0 (0–0)

0.0 (0–0)

-

  1. aTwelve replicates each with 25 larvae
  2. bIn parts per million
  3. *t-test