Potential of Eucalyptus Oil as Repellent against House Rat, Rattus rattus

Table 1

Mean daily food consumption by Rattus rattus in response to 5% eucalyptus oil applied as spray.

Mode of application	Days of application	Mean daily food consumption (g/100 g bw)
		Female rats (𝑛=6) (body wt = 121.66 ± 17.71 g)		Male rats (𝑛=6) (body wt = 155.00 ± 22.91 g)
		Treatment side	Untreated side	Treatment side	Untreated side
I	Day 1	2.00 ± 3.61^a	12.77 ± 1.40^b	2.04 ± 2.94^a	10.62 ± 3.45^b
	Day 2	1.41 ± 1.09^a	14.03 ± 3.14^b	2.24 ± 2.03^a	10.18 ± 2.73^b
	Day 3	2.00 ± 2.98^a	10.27 ± 5.77^b	3.04 ± 3.72^a	7.01 ± 3.03^b
	Day 4	1.28 ± 1.93^a	11.36 ± 2.97^b	1.18 ± 2.06^a	9.17 ± 1.99^b
	Average	𝟏.𝟔𝟕±𝟎.𝟑𝟑^𝐀	𝟏𝟐.𝟏𝟎±𝟏.𝟒𝟐^𝐁	𝟐.𝟏𝟐±𝟎.𝟔𝟔^𝐀	𝟗.𝟐𝟒±𝟏.𝟑𝟗^𝐁
II	Day 1	3.51 ± 2.73^a	9.98 ± 5.98^b	1.82 ± 2.00^a	9.25 ± 2.83^b
	Day 2	8.18 ± 6.16^a	5.31 ± 4.70^b	3.38 ± 2.74^a	7.82 ± 2.48^b
	Day 3	5.51 ± 6.71^a	7.55 ± 5.14^b	2.90 ± 3.02^a	9.46 ± 2.91^b
	Day 4	5.75 ± 4.50^a	7.74 ± 4.54^b	5.76 ± 3.88^a	8.05 ± 3.40^b
	Average	𝟓.𝟕𝟑±𝟏.𝟔𝟓^𝐁𝐂	𝟕.𝟔𝟒±𝟏.𝟔𝟓^𝐂	𝟑.𝟒𝟔±𝟏.𝟒𝟒^𝐀	𝟖.𝟔𝟒±𝟎.𝟕𝟏^𝐁
III	Day 1	5.27 ± 1.35^a	10.71 ± 5.05^b	4.75 ± 2.05^a	7.82 ± 3.23^b
	Day 2	2.21 ± 2.43^a	8.44 ± 5.57^b	3.40 ± 1.89^a	9.37 ± 2.39^b
	Day 3	3.88 ± 3.58^a	8.68 ± 5.17^b	4.80 ± 4.01^a	4.68 ± 3.31^b
	Day 4	2.75 ± 2.89^a	9.36 ± 4.39^b	2.71 ± 1.55^a	7.76 ± 2.46^b
	Average	𝟑.𝟓𝟐±𝟏.𝟏𝟕^𝐀	𝟗.𝟐𝟗±𝟎.𝟖𝟖^𝐂	𝟑.𝟗𝟏±𝟎.𝟖𝟗^𝐀	𝟕.𝟒𝟎±𝟏.𝟕𝟎^𝐁

Values are mean ± SD, I = daily, II = once a week, and III = alternatively.
Values with similar superscripts in a column for four days of application (a or b) and for average values (A, B, or C) at each mode of application indicate no significant difference.
Values with different superscripts in a row for each sex for four days of application (a-b) and for average values (A–C) at each mode of application indicate significant difference at 𝑃≤0.05.