Research Article
Field and Laboratory Evaluation of Bioefficacy of an Insect Growth Regulator (Dimilin) as a Larvicide against Mosquito and Housefly Larvae
Table 1
Effect of Dimilin (WP) in development of housefly larvae (maggots).
| Test | Dimilin treatment | No. of maggots tested | Emerged pupae from maggots (percentage) | Emerged adults from pupae | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| 1 | 0.005 g/L | 300 | 55 (18.3%) | 12 (21.8%) | 3.25 (1.69–6.24) |
0.0004 | Control | 300 | 254 (84.6%) | 180 (70.8%) | 2 | 0.01 g/L | 150 | 29 (19.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3.97 (1.59–9.89) |
0.0016 | Control | 150 | 140 (93.4%) | 115 (82%) |
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