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. 2012 Dec 3;5:277. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-277

Table 2.

Larvicidal activity of essential oil from Indian borage against a laboratory colony and wild population of African malarial vector mosquitoes, Anopheles gambiae s.s. after 12 and 24 hours 12, 24 and 48 h of exposure period respectively

  Concentration (ppm) Time Mortality L C50(LCL-UCL)a LC90(LCL-UCL)a X2(df=4)b
Laboratory colony (An. gambiae s.s)
3.125
After 12 Hours
0±0.0
98.56 (76.55 – 158.18)
147.40 (112.35 – 276.75)
25.52
6.25
0±0.0
12.5
0±0.0
25
0±0.0
50
26±1.30
100
55±1.58
3.125
After 24 Hours
3±0.89
55.20 (35.26 – 96.69)
99.09 (70.65 – 203.33)
49.36
6.25
5±0.70
12.5
14±0.83
25
16±1.48
50
83±1.67
100
98±0.54
3.125
After 48 Hours
23±1.14
32.41 (8.23 – 62.40)
98.84 (66.67 – 242.69)
30.57
6.25
29±0.70
12.5
51±0.83
25
55±1.0
50
95±0.70
100
100±0.0
Wild population (An. gambiae s.l) 3.125
After 12 Hours
0±0.0
119.52 (98.53 – 164.94)
179.85 (143.12 – 268.45)
8.19
6.25
0±0.0
12.5
1±0.44
25
2±0.89
50
15±1.58
100
37±1.14
3.125
After 24 Hours
0±0.0
67.53 (55.31 – 85.22)
107.60 (88.92 – 143.21)
16.23
6.25
0±0.0
12.5
3±0.89
25
14±0.83
50
47±1.14
100
96±0.83
3.125
After 48 Hours 42±1.67
25.51 (0.25 – 46.94) 111.17 (76.91 – 238.56) 16.63
6.25
44±2.68
12.5
52±1.51
25
52±2.07
50
95±0.70
100 98±0.54

a – 95% Confidence interval.

b – Degrees of freedom.

LCL Lower Confidence level, UCL Upper Confidence level.