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. 2002 Feb 8;2:1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6785-2-1

Table 4.

Insecticidal activity of the extracts of Ailanthus altissima against second-instar yellow fever mosquito larvae (Aedes aegypti) 24 h post-treatment*.

Fraction A Conc. (ppm) 0 49 195 778
Mortality (%) 0 0 50 100
Fraction B Conc. (ppm) 0 46 182 726
Mortality (%) 0 0 0 7
Fraction C Conc. (ppm) 0 38 150 778
Mortality (%) 0 0 0 0
α-terthienyl Conc. (ppm) 0 0.1 1.0** -
Mortality (%) 0 100 100 -

*Data are the average of three replicates. ** Tested in dark. The others are in the ambient room light.