Table 1 Scale used to estimate the class for mean percentage repellency.

From: Evaluation of the chemical defense fluids of Macrotermes carbonarius and Globitermes sulphureus as possible household repellents and insecticides

Class

Repellency rate (%)

Interpretation

0

 > 0.01–< 0.1

Nonrepellent

I

0.1–20

Very weakly repellent

II

20.1–40

Moderately repellent

III

40.1–60

Average repellency

IV

60.1–80

Fairly repellent

V

80.1–100

Very repellent

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