Table 2.
Efficacy of four hexane plant extracts on Culex pipiens and Aedes aegypti larval mortality, 48 h post-treatment.
| Time (hr) | Solvent | Concentration (ppm) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 50 | 125 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 | ||
| Culex pipiens | D. stramonium | 0 ± 0aE | 21 ± 2.52bD | 45 ± 1.91bC | 88 ± 1.63bB | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA |
| C. annuum | 0 ± 0aE | 18 ± 1.15cD | 40 ± 1.63cC | 82 ± 2.58cB | 100 ± 1.15aA | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA | |
| N. tabacum | 0 ± 0aE | 24 ± 2.31aD | 54 ± 2.58aC | 93 ± 2.52aB | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA | |
| W. somnifera | 0 ± 0aE | 17 ± 1.91cD | 41 ± 2.52cC | 80 ± 1.63dB | 98 ± 1.15bA | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA | |
| Aedes aegypti | D. stramonium | 0 ± 0aF | 15 ± 1.91aE | 34 ± 2.58bD | 62 ± 2.00bC | 91 ± 3.42bB | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA |
| C. annuum | 0 ± 0aF | 12 ± 1.63bE | 31 ± 2.52cD | 57 ± 1.00cC | 85 ± 3.00cB | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA | |
| N. tabacum | 0 ± 0aF | 16 ± 1.63aE | 38 ± 2.58aD | 71 ± 4.43aC | 95 ± 3.00aB | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA | |
| W. somnifera | 0 ± 0aF | 11 ± 1.00bE | 28 ± 1.63dD | 51 ± 1.91dC | 81 ± 1.91dB | 100 ± 0.00aA | 100 ± 0.00aA | |
a, b & c: There is no significant difference (P > 0.05) between any two means, within the same column have the same superscript letter. A, B & C: There is no significant difference (P > 0.05) between any two means, within the same row have the same superscript letter.