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Table 1 Toxicity of each fraction obtained from the solvent partitionings of the methanol extract of Millettia pinnata seeds and seed hydrodistillate to third instar larvae from insecticide-susceptible Culex pipiens pallens and Aedes aegypti and wild Aedes albopictus during a 24 h exposure

From: Larvicidal activity and possible mode of action of four flavonoids and two fatty acids identified in Millettia pinnata seed toward three mosquito species

Material

LC 50 , mg/L (95% CL)

C. pipiens pallens

A. aegypti

A. albopictus

Methanol extract

24.19 (20.67–28.59)

27.70 (24.53–31.82)

61.30 (54.75–69.79)

Hexane-soluble fr.

19.81(17.35–22.66)

22.21(19.34–25.08)

54.70 (50.57–60.10)

Chloroform-soluble fr.

12.40 (10.39–14.96)

14.51 (12.41–16.77)

43.83 (40.01–48.40)

Ethyl acetate-soluble fr.

73.27 (69.24–78.23)

75.29 (71.27–80.50)

77.21 (73.36–82.28)

Butanol-soluble fr.

95.95 (92.07–100.91)

97.60 (93.54–103.04)

134.58 (126.14–146.18)

Water-soluble fr.

>200

>200

>200

Hydrodistillate

27.38 (22.83–32.46)

32.57 (27.20–38.80)

47.99 (39.10–60.79)