Slow recovery rates and spatial aggregation of Triatoma infestans populations in an area with high pyrethroid resistance in the Argentine Chaco

Table 2 Type of insecticides, acaricides, and repellents applied in households that reported using insecticides (n = 231) to fight nuisance pests in Castelli at baseline, 2018

Type of chemical product used in domiciles	No. of households reporting use (%)
Aerosol insecticide sprays^a	128	(55.4)
Concentrated phenolic disinfectant, chlorocresol^b	67	(29.0)
Liquid pyrethroids (deltamethrin, cypermethrin)^c	46	(19.9)
Mosquito coils, tablets^d	29	(12.6)
Dust carbamates^e	21	(9.1)
Unspecified	19	(8.2)

^aIncluding pyrethrins and pyrethroids (i.e. cypermethrin). Additional active ingredients such as carbamates, organophosphates, and neonicotinoids were sometimes present
^bAcaroin, also known as “Manchester fluid” and “creolin;” its main component is phenol
^cIn water suspension, e.g. K-Othrine R SC50 (Bayer)
^dContaining a pyrethroid (i.e. transfluthrin)
^eCommercially available as Sevin (Bayer)

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