Table 1 Mortality % of Anopheles pharoensis immature aquatic stages caused by tested photosensitizers.

From: Greenness assessment and phototoxicity of rose bengal and methylene blue on immature aquatic stages of malaria vector Anopheles pharoensis

Target stage	Rose Bengal			Methylene blue
Target stage	Conc. (ppm) (dist. water)	24 h	48 h	Conc. (ppm)	24 h	48 h
Larvae I	3.0	100 ± 0^a	100 ± 0^a	2.4	100 ± 0^a	100 ± 0^a
	2.5	90.66 ± 3.77^a	92.66 ± 7.71^a	2.0	80 ± 3.26^b	90.66 ± 1.88^b
	2.0	66.66 ± 4.98^b	72 ± 3.26^b	1.6	64 ± 3.26^c	74.66 ± 1.88^c
	1.5	44.66 ± 0.94^c	50.66 ± 1.88^c	1.2	50.66 ± 1.88^d	57.33 ± 1.88^d
	1.0	30.66 ± 1.88^d	37.33 ± 1.88^d	0.8	37.33 ± 1.88^e	45.33 ± 1.88^e
	0.5	18.66 ± 3.77^e	25.33 ± 3.77^d	0.4	25.33 ± 3.77^f	34.66 ± 1.88^f
	Control	0^f	0^e	Control	0^g	0^g
Larvae II	3.0	92 ± 3.26^a	100 ± 0^a	2.4	100 ± 0^a	100 ± 0^a
	2.5	80 ± 3.26^b	86.66 ± 1.88^b	2.0	77.33 ± 3.77^b	82.66 ± 4.98^b
	2.0	53.33 ± 1.88^c	61.33 ± 1.88^c	1.6	57.33 ± 1.88^c	65.33 ± 1.88^c
	1.5	40 ± 3.26^d	45.33 ± 1.88^d	1.2	44 ± 3.26^d	54.66 ± 1.88^d
	1.0	28 ± 3.26^e	33.33 ± 3.77^e	0.8	29.33 ± 1.88^e	36 ± 2.82^e
	0.5	14.66 ± 1.88^f	21.33 ± 1.88^f	0.4	18.66 ± 1.88^f	25.33 ± 1.88^f
	Control	0^g	0^g	Control	0^g	0^g
Larvae III	3.5	73.33 ± 1.88^a	100 ± 0^a	3.0	92 ± 3.26^a	100 ± 0^a
	3.0	54.66 ± 1.88^b	77.33 ± 1.88^b	2.5	72 ± 3.26^b	82.66 ± 4.98^b
	2.5	44 ± 3.26^c	67.33 ± 0.94^c	2.0	57.33 ± 1.88^c	64 ± 3.26^c
	2.0	30.66 ± 1.88^d	50.66 ± 1.88^d	1.5	37.33 ± 1.88^d	45.33 ± 1.88^d
	1.5	24 ± 3.26^d	33.33 ± 1.88^e	1.0	26.66 ± 1.88^e	34.66 ± 1.88^e
	1.0	16 ± 0^e	22.66 ± 1.88^f	0.5	17.33 ± 1.88^f	22.66 ± 1.88^f
	Control	0^f	0^g	Control	0^g	0^g
Larvae IV	4.0	66.66 ± 1.88^a	100 ± 0^a	3.5	84 ± 3.26^a	100 ± 0^a
	3.5	54.66 ± 3.77^b	80 ± 3.26^b	3.0	66.66 ± 1.88^b	73.33 ± 1.88^b
	3.0	44.66 ± 0.94^c	68 ± 3.26^c	2.5	57.33 ± 1.88^c	64 ± 3.26^c
	2.5	34.66 ± 1.88^d	49.33 ± 1.88^d	2.0	45.33 ± 1.88^d	50.66 ± 1.88^d
	2.0	24 ± 3.26^e	37.33 ± 1.88^e	1.5	30.66 ± 1.88^e	38.66 ± 1.88^e
	1.5	13.33 ± 1.88^f	21.33 ± 1.88^f	1.0	18.66 ± 1.88^f	25.33 ± 1.88^f
	Control	0^g	0^g	Control	0^g	0^g
Pupae	4.5	64 ± 3.26^a	93.33 ± 1.88^a	4.0	77.33 ± 1.88^a	100 ± 0^a
	4.0	54.66 ± 1.88^b	73.33 ± 1.88^b	3.5	62.66 ± 1.88^b	80 ± 3.26^b
	3.5	44.66 ± 0.94^c	62.66 ± 1.88^c	3.0	56 ± 2.82^b	61.33 ± 1.88^c
	3.0	30.66 ± 1.88^d	44 ± 3.26^d	2.5	37.33 ± 1.88^c	46.66 ± 1.88^d
	2.5	20 ± 3.26^e	30.66 ± 1.88^e	2.0	26.66 ± 1.88^d	33.33 ± 1.88^e
	2.0	10.66 ± 1.88^f	18.66 ± 1.88^f	1.5	16 ± 3.26^e	22.66 ± 3.77^f
	Control	0^g	0^g	Control	0^f	0^g

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Table 1 Mortality % of Anopheles pharoensis immature aquatic stages caused by tested photosensitizers.

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