Table 2 Toxicity values of Sesame, Clove, and Cinnamon nanoemulsion with and without adjuvant against S. oryzae 72 h after exposure.

From: Environment friendly pesticide formulation by adding certain adjuvants and their biological performance against Sitophilus oryzae (L.)

Formulation

LC50

µl /cm2

Confidence limits

LC90 µl /cm2

Confidence limits

Slope

X2

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Sesame (NE)

0.071

0.056

0.088

0.687

0.384

2.245

1.30 ± 0.24

4.87

Sesame (NE) + ARGAL

0.055

0.023

0.073

0.213

0.220

1.255

2.19 ± 0.25

10.87

Sesame (NE) + Atlox 4838B

0.032

0.019

0.091

0.138

0.044

3.105

2.00 ± 0.26

13.9

Clove (NE)

0.052

0.039

0.064

0.390

0.258

0.837

1.47 ± 0.24

0.70

Clove (NE) + ARGAL

0.056

0.113

0.1719

0.326

0.526

0.816

1.67 ± 0.24

8.72

Clove (NE) + Atlox 4838B

0.022

0.013

0.172

0.111

0.026

0.806

1.81 ± 0.29

14.9

Cinnamon (NE)

0.064

0.054

0.074

0.295

0.222

0.465

1.94 ± 0.24

5.823

Cinnamon (NE) + ARGAL

0.031

0.065

0.155

0.130

0.225

0.274

2.05 ± 0.26

13.3

Cinnamon (NE) + Atlox 4838B

0.035

0.0157

0.043

0.112

0.088

0.217

2.57 ± 0.26

8.67