Table 7 Fumigation toxicity of the four individual compounds mostly found from the seven essential oils of Ar. argyi in China against the female adults of An. sinensis.

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

Compounds

LT50 (μL/L)

95% Confidence limits

Toxicity regression equation (y = a + bx)

χ2

Eucalyptol

5.48 ± 3.4

3.50–6.65

y = −1.37 + 0.25x

0.05*

β-caryophyllene

32.60 ± 4.1

30.36–35.62

y = −2.58 + 0.07x

3.78*

Caryophyllene oxide

26.02 ± 5.3

24.60–29.16

y = −2.03 + 0.03x

3.26*

Phytol

17.98 ± 2.2

15.49–20.21

y = −1.13 + 0.06x

3.45*

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05 level.
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