Table 3.
Average ± SE percentage mortality of field-collected An. gambiae s.l larvae due to different rates of A. indica seed oil and Temephos (Abate) with the chemical name of O,O′-(thiodi-4,1-phenylene) bis(O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate) with three observation times in simulated field conditions.
| Treatment | Concentration (ppm) | Average + SE at 24 h | Average + SE at 48 h | Average + SE at 72 h |
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| A. indica seed oil | 25 | 8.33 ± 0.33d | 16.66 ± 0.33c | 21.66 ± 0.33c |
| 50 | 23.33 ± 0.33c | 46.00 ± 0.57b | 53.33 ± 0.33b | |
| 75 | 43.33 ± 0.33b | 63.33 ± 0,33a | 68.33 ± 0.66a | |
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| Temephos (Abate) | 25 | 100 ± 0.00a | Nob | Nob |
| 50 | 100 ± 0.00a | Nob | Nob | |
| 75 | 100 ± 0.00a | Nob | Nob | |
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| Control | Untreated | 0.00 ± 0.00e | 0.00 ± 0.00d | 00 ± 0.00d |
Note: Average within a column followed by a different letter is significantly different p < 0.05%, Tukey's honestly significant difference (HSD) test. Nob = no observation.