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. 2021 Apr 23;11:8837. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-88164-0

Table 1.

Larval and pupal toxicity of Lawsonia inermis against malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi.

Target LC50 (LC90) 95% confidence limit LC50 (LC90) Regression equation χ2 (d.f. = 4)
Lower Upper
Larva I 73.439 (209.586) 61.579 (164.207) 90.861 (319.918) y = 0.691 + 0.009x 0.046 n.s
Larva II 95.204 (251.494) 78.996 (188.025) 132.702 (434.667) y = 0.781 + 0.008x 0.122 n.s
Larva III 110.731 (249.795) 92.378 (190.816) 153.457(403.497) y = 1.020 + 0.009x 0.422 n.s
Larva IV 123.173 (248.584) 102.902 (192.720) 169.426 (385.424) y = 1.259 + 0.010x 1.081 n.s
Pupa 131.816 (238.775) 111.249 (189.499) 175.947 (349.963) y = 1.579 + 0.012x 0.792 n.s

No mortality was observed in the control.

LC50 = lethal concentration that kills 50% of the exposed organisms.

LC90 = lethal concentration that kills 90% of the exposed organisms.

χ2 = chi-square value.

d.f. = degrees of freedom.

n.s. = not significant (α = 0.05).