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. 2024 Feb 29;14(2):692–698. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i2.9

Table 1. Average percentage of dead mites V. destructor (5 replications, n = 5 individuals) for nine essential oil treatments at different doses administered by saturated filter paper, at 48 hours.

Treatments Mean percentage of dead mite/concentrations Mean
5% 10% 15%
Bitter melon oil %60abc %70abc %80a %70.0
Garlic oil %70abc %65abc %75ab %70.0
Basil oil %65abc %60abc %75ab %66.6
Thyme oil %55abc %70abc %60abc %61.7
Mustard oil %60abc %60abc 65%abc %61.7
Cloves oil %50abc %70abc %55abc %58.3
Eucalyptus oil %50abc %60abc %55abc %55.5
Rosemary oil %50abc %50abc 60%abc %53.3
Mint oil %45c 60%abc %55abc %53.3
Control 2%d

Means in each column and row followed by different letter(s) are significantly different.