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Table 3 Fumigant toxicity of synergistic application of P. alliacea root bark and leaf oil extract 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

23.33 ± 0.33b

41.67 ± 0.33b

71.67 ± 0.33b

86.67 ± 0.33b

2

30.00 ± 0.00c

56.33 ± 0.33c

81.67 ± 0.33c

96.67 ± 0.33c

3

40.00 ± 0.00d

71.67 ± 0.33d

96.67 ± 0.33d

100.00 ± 0.00d

4

40.00 ± 0.00d

80.00 ± 0.00e

100.00 ± 0.00d

100.00 ± 0.00d

5

56.67 ± 0.33e

86.67 ± 0.33f

100.00 ± 0.00d

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 new multiple range test