Table 6.
Mosquito larvicidal activity of permethrin (positive control).
| Mosquito Species | Treatment Time | LC50, μg/Ml a (Fiducial Limits) |
LC90, μg/mL a (Fiducial Limits) |
Regression Equation | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ae. Albopictus b | 24 h | 0.0023 (0.0021–0.0026) 0.0022 ± 0.0003 |
0.0042 (0.0038–0.0049) |
y = −1.628 + 686.9x | 4.73 | 0.030 |
| Cx. Quinquefasciatus b | 24 h | 0.0167 (0.0152–0.0183) 0.0148 ± 0.0011 |
0.0294 (0.0270–0.0326) |
y = −2.292 + 121.6x | 26.62 | < 0.001 |
a There was no mortality in the DMSO controls; LC50 values in italics are from Reed-Muench analysis. b Wild mosquito larvae.