Table 4 Larvicidal activity of CNC-stabilized PEs of massoia and nutmeg EOs against Ae. albopictus.

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

Test materials

Mortality (%, Mean ± SEa, Nb = 4)

Concentration (μg/mL)

100

50

25

12.5

Massoia EO

100ac

97.5 ± 2.5a

37.5 ± 4.8bc

-

CNC/massoia PE

100a

100a

65.0 ± 8.7ab

12.5 ± 4.8a

Nutmeg EO

90.0 ± 4.1b

85.0 ± 9.6a

12.5 ± 2.5 cd

0b

CNC/nutmeg PE

100a

100a

82.5 ± 8.5a

12.5 ± 4.8a

Control (CNC PE only)

0c

0b

0d

0b

 

F 4,15 = 576

F 4,15 = 95.36

F 4,15 = 33.83

F 3,12 = 4.55

 

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

P = 0.024

  1. aStandard error of the mean; bReplication number; cMeans within a column followed by the same letters are not significantly different (Scheffe’s test).
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