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Table 3 Oviposition deterrent effect of the Artemisia annua and Artemisia dracunculus essential oils (EOs) against Calliphora vomitoria. Data are presented as the mean ± standard error

From: Artemisia spp. essential oils against the disease-carrying blowfly Calliphora vomitoria

 

EO (μl cm-2)

No. of eggs laid

ER (%)

A. annua

0

613.67 ± 58.21 a

0.00 ± 0.00 A

0.005

539.33 ± 399.70 ab

13.82 ± 28.27 A

0.025

180.00 ± 180.00 bc

-69.31 ± 9.35 A

0.050

123.00 ± 123.00 c

-78.80 ± 6.24 A

A. dracunculus

0

2344.67 ± 520.97 a

0.00 ± 0.00 A

0.005

2685.67 ± 540.93 a

17.51 ± 10.62 A

0.025

76.00 ± 76.00 b

-96.77 ± 0.63 B

0.050

0.00 ± 0.00 b

-100.00 ± 0.00 B

  1. Note: Different lower case letters indicate significant differences in total no. of eggs laid among different doses of each EO (GLM, Tukey HSD, P ≤ 0.05). Different upper case letters indicate significant differences in ER between the same doses of each EO (Mann-Whitney U-test, P ≤ 0.05)
  2. Abbreviation: ER (%) percent effective repellence
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