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Table 3 The insecticidal efficacy of the oils tested on larval mortality% of the target pests

From: Efficacy of natural oils against the biological activity on Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Treatments	Concentrations (%)	% of larval mortality
Treatments	Concentrations (%)	C. maculatus	C. chinensis
Rosemary	0.1	45.4	24.2
	0.5	23.3	30.3
	0.25	21.3	19.8
Garlic	0.1	38.5	36.8
	0.5	30.1	33.8
	0.25	20.2	18.7
Catnip	0.1	20.3	18.5
	0.5	18.8	15.9
	0.25	12.7	11.2
Citronella	0.1	26.4	25.8
	0.5	21.3	21.5
	0.25	20.7	17.8
			16.6
Control		0.0	0.01

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