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Record 1 2000-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Formula used in applied entomology for correction of insect mortality figures in observations where any significant mortality (over 5%) occurs among controls.

OBS

The corrected proportion is (x-y)/x, where x is the proportion surviving among the controls and y that surviving among the test insects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Formule utilisée pour corriger les chiffres de mortalité observés chez les insectes soumis à l'exposition à un insecticide quand la proportion des témoins morts est supérieure à 5%.

OBS

Le pourcentage corrigé de survie est donné par la formule (x-y)/x, dans laquelle x représente la proportion des survivants parmi les témoins et y la proportion des survivants parmi les moustiques soumis à l'épreuve.

Spanish

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