Table 2 Larval and pupal toxicity of AgNP synthesized from sardine fish scales against Anopheles stephensi.

From: Efficacy and side effects of bio-fabricated sardine fish scale silver nanoparticles against malarial vector Anopheles stephensi

Larval instars

LC50 (LC90)

95% confidence limit LC50(LC90)

Regression equation

χ2 (d.f. = 4)

Lower

Upper

Larva I

13.261 (25.149)

11.607 (23.483)

14.587 (27.406)

y = 1.430 + 0.108x

0.247n.s.

Larva II

16.227 (28.533)

14.857 (26.660)

17.429 (31.080)

y = 1.690 + 0.104x

1.821n.s.

Larva III

19.300 (34.083)

17.889 (31.399)

20.664 (37.964)

y = 1.673 + 0.087x

1.954n.s.

Larva IV

22.855 (38.269)

21.430 (34.960)

24.478 (43.195)

y = 1.900 + 0.083x

2.437n.s.

Pupa

32.182 (56.822)

28.742 (47.631)

38.427 (75.093)

y = 1.674 + 0.052x

0.243n.s.

  1. No mortality was observed in the control.
  2. LC50: lethal concentration was killing half of the treated organisms, LC90: lethal concentration was killing 90% of the treated organisms, χ2: Value of the chi-square, d.f.: degree of freedom, n.s.: non-significant (α = 0.05).
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