Table 2.
Larvicidal activity, mean efficacy (percentage ± S.D) of synthetic compounds against fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus.
| Compound |
Concentration (ppm) |
% Mortality a(ppm) ± SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. aegypti | C. quinquefasciatus | ||
| 4a | 50 | 22.4 ± 6.69 | 36.2 ± 4.24 |
| 25 | 16.2 ± 1.26 | 16.2 ± 6.00 | |
| 12.5 | 12.0 ± 4.01 | 10.0 ± 4.28 | |
| 6.25 | 8.2 ± 0.24 | 6.8 ± 0.43 | |
| 3.12 | 4.6 ± 0.62 | 2.0 ± 1.86 | |
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| 4b | 50 | 78.2 ± 5.72 | 92.8 ± 8.18 |
| 25 | 64.8 ± 1.79 | 71.4 ± 7.70 | |
| 12.5 | 55.4 ± 8.38 | 58.0 ± 7.91 | |
| 6.25 | 42.2 ± 1.39 | 36.2 ± 8.43 | |
| 3.12 | 22.4 ± 6.69 | 46.8 ± 5.67 | |
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| 4c | 50 | 72.6 ± 6.05 | 87.0 ± 3.39 |
| 25 | 68.6 ± 2.15 | 54.4 ± 2.04 | |
| 12.5 | 45.2 ± 8.83 | 34.8 ± 2.26 | |
| 6.25 | 24.2 ± 4.06 | 10.2 ± 3.42 | |
| 3.12 | 14.6 ± 2.84 | 8.0 ± 1.53 | |
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| 4d | 50 | 52.6 ± 2.48 | 46.2 ± 2.84 |
| 25 | 48.4 ± 2.68 | 43.2 ± 0.66 | |
| 12.5 | 39.0 ± 6.73 | 65.0 ± 7.65 | |
| 6.25 | 26.4 ± 10.56 | 39.4 ± 14.25 | |
| 3.12 | 18.6 ± 3.60 | 22.6 ± 3.45 | |
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| 4e | 50 | 100 ± 0.00 | 100 ± 0.00 |
| 25 | 84.0 ± 1.79 | 91.4 ± 2.80 | |
| 12.5 | 65.4 ± 2.38 | 58.0 ± 6.90 | |
| 6.25 | 48.2 ± 4.04 | 42.2 ± 2.06 | |
| 3.12 | 26.4 ± 2.06 | 36.8 ± 5.04 | |
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| 4f | 50 | 82.4 ± 0.62 | 76.6 ± 1.04 |
| 25 | 66.1 ± 1.96 | 48.9 ± 1.43 | |
| 12.5 | 52.0 ± 1.49 | 36.2 ± 0.18 | |
| 6.25 | 28.2 ± 0.24 | 28.1 ± 0.22 | |
| 3.12 | 16.8 ± 1.22 | 18.0 ± 1.16 | |