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Table 3 Larval mean percentage mortality of An.gambiae ss and Cx. quinquefasciatus in a concentration gradient of the S. terebinthifolia fruits extracts in 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours bioassay

From: Insecticidal activity of the essential oil from fruits and seeds of Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi against African malaria vectors

Experiments

Mosquito species

Concentration

(ppm)

Larval mortality % (mean ± SE)

   

12 hours

24 hours

48 hours

72 hours

Laboratory

An. gambiae ss

Control

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

  

Control blank

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

4.00 ± 0.28

4.00 ± 0.28

  

202.15

0.00 ± 0.00

12.00 ± 0.60

21.50 ± 0.70

29.00 ± 0.20

  

404.30

0.00 ± 0.00

13.50 ± 0.70

23.50 ± 0.70

36.50 ± 0.30

  

808.60

71.70 ± 1.00

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

  

1617.20

72.50 ± 1.83

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

  

2625.20

91.70 ± 0.17

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

 

Cx.

Control

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

 

quinquefasciatus

Control blank

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

3.00 ± 3.00

3.00 ± 3.00

  

202.15

0.00 ± 0.00

3.00 ± 0.40

5.00 ± 1.00

5.50 ± 0.90

  

404.30

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

2.00 ± 0.01

100.00 ± 0.00

  

808.60

27.50 ± 0.50

70.50 ± 0.10

99.50 ± 0.10

100.00 ± 0.00

  

1617.20

42.50 ± 3.10

87.50 ± 1.30

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

  

2625.20

87.50 ± 0.10

99.50 ± 0.10

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

Semi field

An. gambiae ss

Control

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

  

Control blank

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

2.00 ± 2.00

2.00 ± 2.00

  

202.15

3.80 ± 0.24

30.30 ± 0.42

64.00 ± 0.33

81.00 ± 0.42

  

404.30

13.50 ± 0.13

26.00 ± 0.33

73.50 ± 0.37

95.00 ± 0.52

  

808.60

26.50 ± 0.27

37.50 ± 0.34

87.00 ± 0.27

100.00 ± 0.00

  

1617.20

27.00 ± 0.29

97.70 ± 0.08

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

  

2625.20

39.40 ± 0.14

99.20 ± 0.16

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

 

Cx.

Control

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

 

quinquefasciatus

Control blank

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

  

202.15

2.80 ± 0.22

19.00 ± 0.36

34.50 ± 0.38

70.00 ± 0.42

  

404.30

5.70 ± 0.19

21.00 ± 0.25

44.00 ± 0.47

84.50 ± 0.31

  

808.60

11.80 ± 0.18

34.50 ± 0.31

58.00 ± 0.31

100.00 ± 0.00

  

1617.20

11.00 ± 0.25

97.70 ± 0.11

97.80 ± 0.06

100.00 ± 0.00

  

2625.20

31.90 ± 0.22

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

100.00 ± 0.00

  1. *Values are mean of five replicates in each dosage
  2. *SE: Standard error