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. 2018 Nov 6;13(11):e0206982. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206982

Table 4. Larvicidal activity of Azolla pinnata extracts against early 4th instar larvae of Ae. Albopictus.

Extraction Method Na LC50(mg/L)(95% LCL-UCL) LC95(mg/L)(95% LCL-UCL) X2 df R
Maceration 100 1037(983–1109)Y = -19.196+6.644X 1579(1426–1813)Y = -19.196+6.644X 40* 18 0.987
Soxhlet 100 1035(980–1107)Y = -20.607+6.876X 1524(1377–1764)Y = -20.607+6.876X 40* 15 0.988

Na; total number of mosquitoes larvae used; n = 25 with 4 replicates

LC50; Lethal concentration 50% mortality, LC95; Lethal concentration 95% mortality

LCL;lower confidence limits, UCL; upper confidence limits

(χ2); Pearson chi square, df; degrees of freedom, R; Pearson’s R

(Note: Chi-square values with asterisk "*"are significant P<0.05).

All the analysis data are available in S3, S4, S5, S6, S7 and S8 Tables