Table 7.
Effect of binary mixtures of individual compounds on the mortality against Culex quinquefasciatus pupae.
| Compounds | Pupae Mortality (%) | x2 | Effect | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Compounds | Binary Mixtures | ||||||
| Compound A | Compound B | Observed A | Observed B | Expected | Observed | ||
| t-anethole | carvacrol | 20.3 | 15.7 | 28.7 | 68.4 | 55.0 | Synergistic |
| t-anethole | cinnamaldehyde | 20.3 | 8.3 | 22.8 | 60.2 | 61.4 | Synergistic |
| t-anethole | p-cymene | 20.3 | 2.5 | 18.2 | 66.4 | 128.0 | Synergistic |
| t-anethole | eugenol | 20.3 | 2.8 | 18.4 | 40.3 | 26.0 | Synergistic |
| t-anethole | (-)-limonene | 20.3 | 11.2 | 25.1 | 68.6 | 75.4 | Synergistic |
| t-anethole | myrcene | 20.3 | 18.6 | 31.0 | 80.5 | 79.0 | Synergistic |
| t-anethole | β-pinene | 20.3 | 2.7 | 18.3 | 21.2 | 0.4 | No effect |
| t-anethole | thymol | 20.3 | 3.1 | 18.6 | 22.3 | 0.7 | No effect |
| (-)-limonene | carvacrol | 11.2 | 15.7 | 23.9 | 42.3 | 14.2 | Synergistic |
| (-)-limonene | cinnamaldehyde | 11.2 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 37.5 | 23.5 | Synergistic |
| (-)-limonene | p-cymene | 11.2 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 49.3 | 113.3 | Synergistic |
| (-)-limonene | eugenol | 11.2 | 2.8 | 12.4 | 36.4 | 46.2 | Synergistic |
| (-)-limonene | myrcene | 11.2 | 18.6 | 26.5 | 61.3 | 45.9 | Synergistic |
| (-)-limonene | β-pinene | 11.2 | 2.7 | 12.3 | 41.3 | 67.9 | Antagonistic |
| (-)-limonene | thymol | 11.2 | 3.1 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 0.2 | No effect |
| carvacrol | cinnamaldehyde | 15.7 | 8.3 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 0.1 | No effect |
| carvacrol | p-cymene | 15.7 | 2.5 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 0.1 | No effect |
| carvacrol | eugenol | 15.7 | 2.8 | 15.6 | 48.7 | 70.3 | Synergistic |
| carvacrol | myrcene | 15.7 | 18.6 | 28.9 | 71.3 | 62.1 | Synergistic |
| carvacrol | β-pinene | 15.7 | 2.7 | 15.5 | 36.6 | 28.7 | Synergistic |
| carvacrol | thymol | 15.7 | 3.1 | 15.8 | 56.4 | 103.8 | Synergistic |
| thymol | cinnamaldehyde | 3.1 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 36.1 | 56.8 | Synergistic |
| thymol | p-cymene | 3.1 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | No effect |
| thymol | eugenol | 3.1 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 34.8 | 147.9 | Synergistic |
| thymol | myrcene | 3.1 | 18.6 | 21.0 | 58.7 | 67.5 | Synergistic |
| thymol | β-pinene | 3.1 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | No effect |