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Table 1 Toxicity of the tested plant oils against adults of and R. dominica at the indicated times post-treatment

From: Potential of selected plant essential oils in management of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) and Rhiyzopertha dominica (F.) on wheat grains

Time in day	Basil oil			Petit mandarin grain
Time in day	LC₅₀ mg/kg	C.L	S.V	LC₅₀ mg/kg	C.L	S.V
	S. oryzae
7	132.75	111.94–158.04	5.62	135.30	112.01–160.88	7.35
14	125.24	104.66–148.35	5.49	120.22	100.05–140.62	6.27
21	108.08	91.75–124.17	4.88	104.45	89.46–118.45	5.61
	R. dominica
7	129.10	113.58–146.06	5.99	125.17	102.07–151.30	5.58
14	109.17	93.59–124.63	4.94	104.19	89.57–118.12	5.21
21	91.44	76.95–104.23	5.21	89.36	78.28–99.16	5.57

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