Table 1 Larvicidal activity of 10 EOs against Ae. albopictus.

From: Development of cellulose nanocrystal-stabilized Pickering emulsions of massoia and nutmeg essential oils for the control of Aedes albopictus

Plant EOs

Plant species

Origin

Batch No

Mortality (%, Mean ± SEb, Nc = 4)

Concentration (μg/mL)

100

50

25

Blue cypress

Calitis intratropica

Australia

NA

42.5 ± 4.8ded

-

-

Hinoki

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Japan

15668–110689

12.5 ± 2.5f

-

-

Texas cedar

Juniperus mexicana

USA

3100–10193

57.5 ± 2.5bcd

32.5 ± 2.5b

2.5 ± 2.5b

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Reunion

32–135148

75.0 ± 6.5abc

7.5 ± 4.8bc

-

Fir needle

Abies holophylla

NAa

NA

60 ± 4.1bcd

17.5 ± 2.5bc

-

Sprice, spruce

Picea mariana

NA

NA

47.5 ± 4.8cde

-

-

Golden lotus

Nymphaea mexicana

Thailand

19948–109767

85.0 ± 5.0ab

20.0 ± 4.1bc

-

Cubeb

Piper cubeba

Indonesia

128610–78475

20.0 ± 8.2ef

-

-

Massoia

Massoia aromatica

Indonesia

206522–101257

100a

95.0 ± 2.9a

37.5 ± 4.8a

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

NA

NA

90.0 ± 4.1a

85.0 ± 9.6a

12.5 ± 2.5b

Control

   

0f

0c

0b

    

F 10,33 = 52.94

F 6,21 = 65.95

F 3,12 = 33.12

    

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

  1. aNot available; bStandard error of the mean; cReplication number; dMeans within a column followed by the same letters are not significantly different (Scheffe’s test).