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. 2015 Feb 3;10(2):e0116765. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116765

Table 4. LT50 and LT95 values of S. guianensis (negramina) essential oils against different developmental stages of A. aegypti and C. quinquefasciatus using the LC95.

Insects Stages Slope ±SEM LT50 (Min) FI (LT50) LT95 (Min) FI (LT95) χ2 P
A. aegypti 1 instar 0.84 ± 0.09 4.38e 2.92–5.12 6.42e 5.81–7.06 4.47 0.37
2 instar 0.70 ± 0.02 6.62d 5.30–7.14 8.05d 7.27–10.67 3.32 0.10
3 instar 0.71 ± 0.12 12.11c 8.20–14.06 18.85c 16.03–22.70 4.32 0.09
4 instar 0.64 ± 0.14 20.32b 16.40 –23.02 28.20b 23.09–34.04 6.07 0.17
Pupae 0.58 ± 0.04 30.78a 25.99 –34.41 45.79a 42.09–56.45 1.99 0.40
Adult 0.49 ± 0.10 6.78d 5.49–7.43 9.68d 7.59–12.29 3.93 0.22
C. quinquefasciatus 1 instar 0.84 ± 0.09 4.78e 3.78–5.51 6.78d 6.22–7.39 3.27 0.27
2 instar 1.11 ± 0.12 7.92d 6.90–8.34 9.52c 8.21–11.56 4.12 0.13
3 instar 1.02 ± 0.12 13.51c 11.20 –15.06 20.23b 18.21–23.70 4.52 0.19
4 instar 0.85 ± 0,14 21.47b 19.40 –24.02 43.12a 38.09–47.02 5.17 0.18
Pupae 0.91 ± 0.04 32.78a 31.22 –36.41 40.97a 39.22–54.21 2.91 0.25
Adult 0.76 ± 0.09 5.45e 4.92 –.6.13 8.06c 7.59–9.29 2.98 0.29

LT = response time (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 by the Tukey test.