Table 6 Larvicidal activity of the four individual compounds mostly found from the seven essential oils of Ar. argyi in China against the 4th instar larva of An. sinensis.

From: Repellency and insecticidal activity of seven Mugwort (Artemisia argyi) essential oils against the malaria vector Anopheles sinensis

Compounds

LC50 (μg/mL)

95% Confidence limits

Toxicity regression equation (y = a + bx)

χ2

eucalyptol

155.55 ± 6.7

127.34–243.40

y = −2.33 + 0.01x

1.58*

β-caryophyllene

134.77 ± 8.9

119.06–171.96

y = −3.27 + 0.02x

1.11*

caryophyllene oxide

39.09 ± 5.2

31.28–45.55

y = −1.55 + 0.04x

1.73*

phytol

16.03 ± 2.6

−12.77–30.76

y = −0.32 + 0.02x

1.79*

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05.
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