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. 2011 Oct;1(5):365–369. doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60081-6

Table 1. Mortalities of lemongrass against D. pteronyssinus and D. farinae (Mean±SD).

Mite Bioassay Concentration (%) Mortality
24 h 48 h 72 h 96 h
D. pteronyssinus Topical 3.13 18.6 ± 9.5 18.6 ± 9.5 22.9 ± 6.7 30.0 ± 7.5
6.25 20.9 ± 5.0 28.6 ± 7.5 29.1 ± 7.6 33.4 ± 9.6
12.50 29.1 ± 7.8 32.6 ± 9.4 40.6 ±13.8 48.6 ± 15.1
25.00 48.0 ± 6.7 50.1 ± 7.0 57.1 ± 7.3 73.7 ± 10.4
50.00 92.6 ±10.7 92.6 ± 10.7 92.6 ± 10.7 94.3 ± 9.1
Contact 3.13 72.6 ± 15.5 74.9 ± 14.1 76.3 ±13.4 80.9 ± 11.2
6.25 84.6 ± 9.9 86.3 ± 10.1 86.3 ± 10.1 90.6 ± 7.3
12.50 84.3 ± 8.2 87.4 ± 7.5 88.9 ± 5.7 90.6 ± 5.3
25.00 90.0 ± 5.4 92.3 ± 5.5 93.4 ± 5.4 94.6 ± 5.1
50.00 92.3 ± 7.8 93.5± 7.5 94.0 ± 6.8 94.9 ± 6.7
D. farinae Topical 3.13 11.4 ± 5.8 17.1 ± 8.2 20.0 ± 8.3 22.9 ± 11.4
6.25 12.9 ± 8.5 18.6 ± 9.2 20.0 ± 9.2 30.3 ± 10.5
12.50 16.6 ± 5.6 20.3 ± 7.4 28.3 ± 9.3 34.3 ± 9.5
25.00 17.1 ± 7.3 24.9 ± 7.0 35.1 ± 8.6 41.1 ± 10.5
50.00 94.3 ± 5.4 94.6 ± 5.6 95.1 ± 5.5 95.4 ± 5.4
Contact 3.13 65.1 ± 9.1 66.0 ± 8.8 71.1 ± 9.3 71.1 ± 9.3
6.25 76.0 ± 14.6 77.2 ± 15.2 80.0 ± 14.3 80.6 ± 14.1
12.50 82.0 ± 13.9 82.3 ± 13.9 86.6 ± 10.4 87.1 ± 9.6
25.00 84.0 ± 14.0 86.2 ± 14.0 88.0 ± 12.7 88.3 ± 12.5
50.00 91.7 ± 7.8 91.7 ± 7.8 92.9 ± 7.6 93.1 ± 7.4