Table 1

Susceptibility of wild Anopheles from Zeneti village to Permethrin and Deltamethrin

Species
Insecticide treated papers
No. of mosquitoes tested (n)
24 h Mortality
KDT50 (95% CI)
KDT90 (95% CI)

An. gambiae






Permethrin 0.75%
164
100
10.5 (5.97–13.22)
24.6 (19.3–44.7)

Deltamethrin 0.05%
166
100
12.03 (10.7–13.1)
20.9 (18.8–24.3)
An. funestus






Permethrin 0.75%
229
100
10.23 (8.7–11.3)
15.8 (14.1–19.2)

Deltamethrin 0.05%
104
100
11.9 (8.9–14.0)
19.8 (16.5–31.0)

KDT50 = Time for 50% knockdown in minutes

KDT90 = Time for 90% knockdown in minutes

95%CI = 95%Confidence Interval

Malima et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:38   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-38

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