Table 4.
Feeding inhibition of An. gambiae, An. arabiensis and Cx. quinquefasciatus induced by 500 mg/m2 of each of standard repellent citronella and two extracts of Ocimum suave and Ocimum kilimandscharicum.
| Test Product |
An. gambiae (N = 100) |
An. Arabiensis (N = 100) |
Cx. quinquefasciatus (N = 100) |
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| % Feeding inhibition |
P- value* |
%Feeding inhibition |
P- value* |
% Feeding inhibition |
P- value* |
|
| Citronella | 93 | 0.000 | 96 | 0.000 | 100 | 0.000 |
| OS | 88 | 0.012 | 90 | 0.012 | 100 | 0.000 |
| OK | 77 | 0.060 | 90 | 0.012 | 99 | 0.003 |
*The paired samples T-test was used to calculate the p-values