"Characteristics of respondents";"Use of insecticides per district (%)";"Macate (n = 6)";"Manica (n = 20)";"Sussundenga (n = 6)";"Vanduzi (n = 32)" "Source of insecticides" "Authorized dealer";83.3;90.0;50.0;71.9 "Street vendor in sealed packaging";0.0;0.0;16.7;3.1 "Street vendor in unsealed packaging";0.0;0.0;0.0;3.1 "Extension services/NGO’s";16.7;10.0;33.3;21.9 "Responsible for spraying" "Farmer himself";83.3;75.0;66.7;68.8 "Another family member";0.0;20.0;0.0;15.6 "Someone hired";16.7;5.0;33.3;15.6 "Use of protective equipment" "Fully equipped";33.3;25.0;50.0;59.4 "Partially equipped";66.7;50.0;16.7;31.3 "Without any equipment";0.0;25.0;33.3;9.4 "Dose of application of insecticides" Recommended;66.7;85.0;100;87.5 Increased;0.0;5.0;0.0;6.3 Reduced;0.0;0.0;0.0;0.0 Unknown;33.3;10.0;0.0;6.3 "Mixture of insecticides" Mix;50.0;30.0;16.7;18.8 "No mix";50.0;70.0;83.3;81.3 "Application equipment" "Backpack sprayer";100;100;100;100 "Spraying interval" "7 days";16.7;50.0;50.0;25.0 "14 days";50.0;40.0;50.0;46.9 "21 days";0.0;5.0;0.0;9.4 "30 days";16.7;5.0;0.0;6.3 "Density dependent";16.7;0.0;0.0;12.5 "Efficiency of insecticides" Efficient;66.7;65.0;66.7;75.0 "More or less";33.3;30.0;16.7;25.0 "Not efficient";0.0;5.0;16.7;0.0 "Training in the handling of insecticides" Trained;6.0;17.7;6.0;26.5 Non-trained;94.0;82.4;94.0;73.5 "Application of insecticides based on" Monitoring;83.3;95.0;83.3;90.6 Calendar;0.0;0.0;0.0;6.3 Recommendation;0.0;5.0;16.7;3.1 "Observation of neighboring farmers";16.7;0.0;0.0;0.0