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Table 4 Lethal concentrations (LC50 and LC 95) of essential oils on C. maculatus at 48 h of exposure

From: Comparative evaluation of insecticidal properties of essential oils of some selected botanicals as bio-pesticides against Cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius) [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae]

Botanicals

Slope ± SE

Intercept ± SE

χ2

LC50

95% FL

LC95

95% FL

P value

Aframomum melegueta

0.96 ± 0.13

− 0.40 ± 0.10

5.14

2.42

1.80–3.11

4.86

3.93–5.12

0.00

Annona muricata

0.81 ± 0.11

− 0.32 ± 0.12

4.01

3.00

2.16–3.76

5.52

4.81–6.24

0.01

Eucalyptus globulus

0.32 ± 0.10

− 0.61 ± 0.11

8.13

3.91

2.82–4.96

6.01

5.34–8.32

0.00

Ficus exasperate

0.48 ± 0.11

− 0.42 ± 0.14

3.11

2.78

1.95–3.24

5.93

5.05–7.14

0.00

T. tetraptera

0.71 ± 0.12

− 0.28 ± 0.12

6.16

2.51

1.86–3.18

5.16

4.12–6.85

0.01

  1. χ2 chi-square, SE Standard error, LC Lethal concentration, FL Fiducial limits