Research Article

A Challenge for a Unique Dengue Vector Control Programme: Assessment of the Spatial Variation of Insecticide Resistance Status amongst Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Populations in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Table 2

Percentage mortality rates of Ae. albopictus larvae exposed to different concentrations of temephos.

Concentration (ppm)Percentage mortality (%)
AttanagallaDompeNegombo

0.0625 (42.3-47.7) (45.4-52.6) (5.8–14.2)
0.0125 (75.5–79.5) (55.0-61.0) (47.8–52.2)
0.250 (82.3–87.7) (65.5–70.5) (62.1–65.9)
0.375 (98.0–100.0) (76.5–83.5) (83.4–86.6)
0.05 (98.0-100.0) (98.0–100.0)