Table 3 Larvicidal activity for novel benzo[h]quinoline derivatives against Culex pipiens larvae, 48 h post-treatment.

From: Exploring insecticidal activity and SAR study of newly synthesized Benzo[h]quinoline-based heterocycles against Aphis craccivora Koch. and Culex pipiens L. Larvae

Compds.

LC25 (µg/mL)

(aF.l. at 95%)

LC50 (µg/mL)

(aF.l. at 95%)

LC90 (µg/mL)

(aF.l. at 95%)

bSlope ± SE

cX2

dP

Relative

potency

4

3.10

(2.43–3.79)

9.74

(7.98–12.31)

85.87

(55.20- 158.68)

1.35 ± 0.12

5.95

0.20

5.08

5

0.74

(0.49–1.01)

2.49

(1.99–3.04)

24.67

(17.59–39.10)

1.28 ± 0.16

0.74

0.94

19.89

7

0.65

(0.42–0.89)

2.16

(1.70–2.65)

21.15

(15.27–32.95)

1.29 ± 0.18

1.35

0.85

22.93

8

1.12

(0.79–1.47)

3.74

(3.06–4.53)

36.41

(25.26–59.98)

1.29 ± 0.14

1.05

0.90

13.24

9

0.50

(0.31–0.71)

1.61

(1.24–1.99)

14.48

(10.72–21.79)

1.34 ± 0.12

1.10

0.89

30.76

10

1.29

(0.91–1.67)

4.42

(3.62–5.40)

45.86

(30.87–79.16)

1.26 ± 0.13

1.04

0.90

11.20

11

0.51

(0.31–0.74)

1.83

(1.39–2.29)

20.25

(14.21–33.30)

1.22 ± 0.12

0.72

0.94

27.06

12

0.85

(0.57–1.15)

3.02

(2.42–3.70)

33.27

(22.85–55.93)

1.23 ± 0.11

0.87

0.92

16.40

14

1.97

(1.46–2.50)

6.87

(5.61–8.59)

73.44

(46.79- 138.07)

1.24 ± 0.14

2.48

0.64

7.20

16

2.46

(1.88–3.07)

8.22

(6.72–10.35)

81.22

(51.73- 152.53)

1.28 ± 0.17

3.66

0.45

6.02

18

1.55

(1.12–1.99)

5.33

(4.37–6.55)

55.57

(36.67–98.88)

1.26 ± 0.13

2.28

0.68

9.29

Temephos

17.20

(13.92–20.74)

49.53

(40.57–62.99)

369.25

(240.32- 669.81)

1.46 ± 0.13

6.06

0.19

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  1. a(F.l.) Fiducial limits.
  2. bSlope of the concentration-inhibition regression line ± standard error.
  3. cX2 chi-square significant at P < 0.05.
  4. dP probability.