Table 6 Effect of A. houstonianium flower, leaf, and stem extracts on the activity of acetylcholinesterase, carboxylesterase, ATPase, and cytochrome P-450 monooxegenase in 3rd larval instar of C. pipiens.

7.66 ± 2.7^a (− 57.86%)

10.73 ± 1.3^b (− 40.97%)

15.28 ± 1.05^c (− 15.95%)

18.18 ± 4.2^d

43.12 ± 10^a (− 29.32%)

47.303 ± 12.5^a (− 22.47%)

53.05 ± 5.5^b (− 13.04%)

61.01 ± 10.8^c

78.81 ± 0.11^c (30.05%)

69.16 ± 0.10^b (14.13%)

63.93 ± 0.06^a (5.49%)

60.6 ± 0.12^a

37.16 ± 0.85^a (− 36.60%)

45.44 ± 2.05^b(− 22.14%)

46.18 ± 0.98^b(− 20.87%)

58.36 ± 2^c