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. 2023 Dec 18;25(1):e5. doi: 10.4142/jvs.23189

Table 2. Mortality rates of tick larvae within 24 h in the larvae immersion test for the essential oils.

Essential oil	Mortality (%)
Essential oil	16%	8%	4%	2%
Zanthoxylum limonella	100 ± 0^a	100 ± 0^a	99.65 ± 0.13^a	99.50 ± 0.53^a
Citronella	100 ± 0^a	100 ± 0^a	99.56 ± 0.04^a	99.58 ± 0.41^a
Clove	99.73 ± 0.32^a	99.84 ± 0.14^a	99.53 ± 0.28^a	98.99 ± 0.34^a
Peppermint	100 ± 0^a	100 ± 0^a	100 ± 0^a	100 ± 0^a
Ginger	100 ± 0^a	100 ± 0^a	99.76 ± 0.25^a	99.86 ± 0.24^a
Control	10.71 ± 0.25^b	10.23 ± 0.78^b	8.29 ± 0.73^b	11.20 ± 1.84^b

^a,bThese letters within columns indicate statistical differences (p < 0.05) in the mortality rates for the essential oils.