Table 5.
Mortality rates scored for An. gambiae, An. arabiensis and Cx. quinquefasciatus induced by 500 mg/m2 for each of standard repellent Citronella and two extracts of Ocimum suave (OS) and Ocimum kilimandscharicum (OK).
Test | An. gambiae (N = 100) | An. arabiensis (N = 100) | Cx. quinquefasciatus (N = 100) | |||
Product | % Mortality | P-value* | % Mortality | P-value* | % Mortality | P-value* |
Citronella | 63 | 0.000 | 69 | 0.000 | 65 | 0.000 |
OS | 50 | 0.009 | 58 | 0.001 | 67 | 0.039 |
OK | 47 | 0.001 | 52 | 0.040 | 65 | 0.001 |
*The paired samples T-test was used to calculate the p-values.