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Table 14 Susceptibility status of P. argentipes to different insecticides in the WHO tube test (six replicates for each observation) for 15, 30 and 60 minutes exposure in Nepal. Values without parentheses indicate observation at 15 minutes, those in parentheses - at 30 minutes and those in square brackets - at 60 minutes

From: Susceptibility of field-collected Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae) sand flies from Bangladesh and Nepal to different insecticides

Insecticide

District

Morang

Sunsari

Saptari

Village development committee

Bhathigachh

Tanmuna

West Pipara

Alpha-cypermethrin (0.05%)

No. exposed

111 (108) [109]

110 (107) [106]

111 (105) [104]

% mortality

90.09 (100) [100]

95.45 (100) [100]

95.50 (100) [100]

% control mortality

1.96 (1.92) [5.13]

0 (0) [0]

8.04 (1.94) [8.70]

Corrected mortality

89.89 (100) [100]

95.45 (100) [100]

95.10 (100) [100]

Status

S?

S

S

Deltamethrin (0.05%)

No. exposed

114 (103) [110]

104 (108) [103]

114 (108) [109]

% mortality

93.86 (96.12) [100]

89.42 (95.37) [100]

95.61 (100) [100]

% control mortality

0 (9.09) [0]

0 (0) [0]

2.88 (3.85) [4.55]

Corrected mortality

93.86 (95.73) [100]

89.42 (95.37) [100]

95.48 (100) [100]

Status

S

S?

S

  1. Abbreviations: S susceptible