Table 3. LC50 and LC95 values of S. guianensis essential oils against different developmental stages of A. aegypti and C. quinquefasciatus.
Insect | Stage | Slope ±SEM | LC50 (µg/mL) | FI (LC50) | LC95 (µg/mL) | FI (LC95) | χ2 | P |
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A. aegypti | 1 instar | 0.81±0.04 | 0.21d | 0.12–0.32 | 0.45d | 0.36–0.51 | 4.78 | 0.49 |
2 instar | 0.84±0.03 | 0.55b | 0.41–0.75 | 0.80c | 0.67–0.88 | 3.24 | 0.05 | |
3 instar | 0.94±0.06 | 0.75b | 0.51–0.92 | 0.85c | 0.71–0.94 | 4.24 | 0.02 | |
4 instar | 0.94±0.02 | 0.91b | 0.73–1.02 | 1.48b | 0.96–1.82 | 2.21 | 0.11 | |
Pupae | 0.60±0.07 | 1.69a | 1.30–1.90 | 2.15a | 1.88–2.51 | 4.15 | 0.11 | |
Adult | 0.70±0.11 | 0.38c | 0.33–0.48 | 0.65c | 0.55–0.91 | 4.02 | 0.21 | |
C. quinquefasciatus | 1 instar | 0,49 ± 0.05 | 0.31e | 0.22–0.36 | 0.56d | 0.47–0.59 | 2.78 | 0.29 |
2 instar | 0.62 ± 0.07 | 0.42d | 0.39–0.46 | 0.75c | 0.62–0.82 | 2.24 | 0.15 | |
3 instar | 0.75 ± 0.05 | 0.59c | 0.55–0.62 | 0.85c | 0.71–0.94 | 4.65 | 0.12 | |
4 instar | 0.60 ± 0.10 | 0.78b | 0.67–0.82 | 0.99b | 0.96–1.12 | 2.78 | 0.11 | |
Pupae | 1.14 ± 0.18 | 1.31a | 1.10–1.50 | 2.22a | 1.98–2.51 | 3.17 | 0.08 | |
Adult | 1.04 ± 0.12 | 0.39d | 0.37–0.46 | 0.60d | 0.50–0.81 | 4.21 | 0.19 |
SEM = standard error of the mean; LC = lethal concentration (µL/mL); FI = fiducial interval at 95% of probability; χ2 = Chi squared. Means followed by different letters are significantly different (P<0.05). Analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s test.