Table 2.
Dose dependant larvicidal activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized by A. marina leaf extract against Ae. aegypti and An. stephensi larvae
| Species | Concentrations (mg/L) | % of mortality | LC50 (mg/L) | 95 % FL LCL–UCL |
LC90 (mg/L) | 95 % FL LCL–UCL |
Χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ae. aegypti | 20.00 | 100.00 ± 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10.00 | 85.22 ± 2.05 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5.00 | 70.49 ± 2.84 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2.50 | 65.58 ± 6.27 | 4.374 | 6.674–12.280 | 4.928 | 6.080–10.679 | 0.619* | |
| 1.25 | 50.47 ± 5.23 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| An. stephensi | 20.00 | 100.00 ± 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10.00 | 87.83 ± 2.51 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5.00 | 69.43 ± 2.13 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2.50 | 63.24 ± 5.38 | 7.406 | 7.029–13.626 | 9.865 | 7.982–26.926 | 1.148* | |
| 1.25 | 47.74 ± 5.08 | – | – | – | – | – |
FL fiducial limits, LCL lower confidence limit, UCL upper confidence limit, Χ2 Chi square value
* p ≤ 0.05 level values are represents as mean ± SD values