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. 2026 Sep 5;16:27824. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-68059-8

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.