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Table 1 WHO standard bioassay test on Anopheles arabiensis

From: Status of insecticide susceptibility in Anopheles arabiensis and detection of the knockdown resistance mutation (kdr) concerning agricultural practices from Northern Sudan state, Sudan

Study area

Insecticides

Mortality (%) ± Std.D

Resistance status

Al-Hamadab

Bendiocarb (0.1%)

100 ± 00

S

DDT (4%)

80.00±5.66

R

Malathion (5%)

53.00±11.49

R

Permethrin (0.75%)

100 ± 00

S

Merowe

Bendiocarb (0.1%)

100 ± 00

S

DDT (4%)

90.00±5.16

R

Malathion (5%)

46.00±10.58

R

Permethrin (0.75%)

100 ± 00

S

Dongola reference colony F189

Bendiocarb (0.1%)

100 ± 00

S

DDT (4%)

91.00±8.87

PR

Malathion (5%)

100.00±0.00

S

Permethrin (0.75%)

99.00±2.00

S

  1. Mortality%: mortality rate 24 h after exposure to each insecticide. Number of tested mosquitoes per insecticide per site =100
  2. R resistant, PR potential resistant, S susceptible