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Table 2 Fumigant toxicity of root bark oil extract of P. alliacea on the mortality of adult Culex quinquefasciatus

From: Fumigant toxicity and phytochemical analysis of Petiveria alliacea (Linneaus) leaf and root bark oil on adult Culex quinquefasciatus

Concentration (%)

%Mortality after

30 min

60 min

90 min

120 min

1

11.67 ± 0.33b

36.67 ± 0.33b

66.67 ± 0.33b

81.67 ± 0.33b

2

16.67 ± 0.33c

53.33 ± 0.67c

81.67 ± 0.33c

90.00 ± 0.00c

3

25.00 ± 0.00d

61.67 ± 0.33d

91.67 ± 0.33d

100.00 ± 0.00d

4

31.60 ± 0.33e

76.67 ± 0.33e

100.00 ± 0.00e

100.00 ± 0.00d

5

40.00 ± 0.00f

81.67 ± 0.33e

100.00 ± 0.00e

100.00 ± 0.00d

Control

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.00 ± 0.00a

  1. Each value is the mean ± standard error of three replicates. Mean followed by the same alphabet are not significantly (P ˃ 0.05) different from each other using Duncan’s multiple range test