Research Article

Insecticide Resistance in the Disease Vector Culex pipiens in Morocco: Intensity, Mechanisms, and Contribution in Insecticide Resistance Management

Table 3

Mortality rates of Culex pipiens with deltamethrin alone and deltamethrin + PBO in Mohammedia, Benslimane, and Skhirate, 24 hours after exposure.

InsecticidePBO onlyPBO + deltamethrin 0.05%Deltamethrin 0.05% onlySolvent control
Study sitesNKdT50KdT90%MrNKdT50 [CI]KdT90 [CI]%Mr [SE]NKdT50 [CI]KdT90 [CI]%Mr [SE]NKdT50KdT90%Mr

Mohammedia7507518 [16–19]27 [25–29]99 [0.2]7623 [7.5–30]37 [28–104]83 [0.8]750

Benslimane7507111 [0.02–24]25 [1.1–39]87 [1.3]6919 [13–24]43 [33–68]59 [1.3]760

Skhirate7707811 [2–21]24 [3–34]100 [0]7718 [6–26]46 [34–55]88 [0.7]750

N: number of mosquitoes, KdT50: time of which 50% of the tested population suffers a knockdown, KdT90: time of which 90% of the tested population suffers a knockdown, and %Mr: mortality percentage.