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Table 3 The effect of wall surfaces and pH levels on performance of bendiocarb and propoxur

From: Short persistence of bendiocarb sprayed on pervious walls and its implication for the indoor residual spray program in Ethiopia

Insecticide

Low pH

High pH

Total by surface type

Total by pH level

Dung

Mud

Dung

Mud

Dung

Mud

Low pH

High pH

Bendiocarb

(156/308) 50.6a

(106/309) 34.3b

(219/306 ) 71.6a

(119/306 ) 38.9b

(375/614) 61.1a

(225/615) 36.6b

(262/617) 42.5a

(338/612) 55.2b

Propoxur

(219/315) 69.5a

(215/311) 69.1a

(279/315) 88.6a

(198/312) 63.5b

(498/630) 79.0a

(413/623) 66.3b

(434/626) 69.3a

(477/627) 76.1b

Total

(375/623) 60.2a

(321/620) 51.8b

(498/621) 80.2a

(317/618) 51.3b

(873/1244) 70.2a

(638/1238) 51.5b

(696/1243) 56.0a

(815/1239) 65.9b

  1. Note: Change in letter across two columns connotes statistically significant difference of P(χ 2) < 0.0083. Numbers in the parenthesis are test results [number of mosquitoes dead (numerator) divided by total number of mosquitoes exposed (denominator)]