Table 3 Toxicity of weed plant extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus.

From: Insecticidal and Genotoxic effects of some indigenous plant extracts in Culex quinquefasciatus Say Mosquitoes

Treatment

Observation

N

LC50 (ppm)

(Upper + lower values)

Slope ± SE

X2 ± 

df

SE

P

Z1

24

100

LC50 > 250 ppm

0.0039830 ± 0.0006982

5.296

5

16.82

0.00

48

100

151.0515 (125.8312 ± 185.6088)

0.0049704 ± 0.0006737

8.383

5

14.52

0.00

72

100

57.1057 (37.0145 ± 75.4342)

0.0063345 ± 0.0007791

1.319

5

9.50

0.00

Z2

24

100

LC50 >> 250 ppm

0.0018983 ± 0.0007777

6.174

5

246.23

0.32

48

100

LC50 > 250 ppm

0.0018983 ± 0.0007777

6.174

5

53.40

0.10

72

100

164.9892 (140.0672 ± 199.3816)

0.0053894 ± 0.0006789

3.451

5

14.47

0.05

Z3

24

100

LC50 >> 250 ppm

0.0020102 ± 0.0007382

4.355

5

184.87

0.22

48

100

LC50 >> 250 ppm

0.0019029 ± 0.0006802

6.097

5

133.47

0.10

72

100

126.5443 (106.1374 ± 151.5917)

0.0058605 ± 0.0006952

8.582

5

11.22

0.03

Z4

24

100

205.0356 (169.5248 ± 262.854)

0.0043157 ± 0.0006678

12.09

5

22.03

0.03

48

100

123.6593 (99.0462 154.7968)

0.0046799 ± 0.000674

9.695

5

13.55

0.00

72

100

34.6413 (13.5864 ± 51.9514)

0.0069505 ± 0.0008466

11.74

5

9.45

0.00

Z5

24

100

87.4652 (70.6095 ± 105.3030)

0.0069648 ± 0.0007523

17.60

5

8.64

0.01

48

100

39.0875 (21.3783 ± 54.3348)

0.0078991 ± 0.0009073

10.63

5

8.1687

0.00

72

100

9.2235 (6.3036 ± 19.7265)

0.014552 ± 0.002114

5.608

5

6.2459

0.00

 

24

100

616.028(429.372 ± 1279.82)

0.0029602 ± 0.0008561

2.577

5

147.95

0.75

A. indica Neem

48

100

600.278(420.494 ± 1220.25)

0.0028745 ± 0.0008160

2.54713

5

141.535

0.76

72

100

546.163(394.025 ± 1005.21)

0.0029899 ± 0.0007771

3.86339

5

116.025

0.56

Permethrin

24

100

LC50 > 250 ppm

0.03432162 ± 0.0065762

14.2512

6

15.7262

0.03

48

100

247.0248 (179.6136 ± 298.7321)

0.0042325 ± 0.00071697

8.1245

6

13.23

0.02

72

100

98.2859 (86.7189 ± 145.4137)

0.0068465 ± 0.00082418

5.82

6

7.49

0.01

  1. *Convulvulus arvensis (Z1), Chenopodium murale (Z2), Tribulus terrestris (Z3), Trianthema portulacastrum (Z4), Achyranthes aspera (Z5), Azadirachta indica (Neem) and Permethrin.