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

Table 2

Mean daily food consumption by Rattus rattus in response to 10% 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 = 156.66 ± 24.94 g)		Male rats (𝑛=6) (body wt = 143.33 ± 22.85 g)
		Treatment side	Untreated side	Treatment side	Untreated side
I	Day 1	3.64 ± 4.25^a	10.49 ± 3.99^b	1.40 ± 2.83^a	12.74 ± 2.93^b
	Day 2	0.80 ± 0.91^a	11.45 ± 1.97^b	2.11 ± 2.74^a	9.50 ± 3.10^b
	Day 3	4.90 ± 5.32^a	13.37 ± 2.76^b	5.26 ± 5.18^a	10.72 ± 2.99^b
	Day 4	4.10 ± 4.49^a	14.18 ± 3.94^b	3.85 ± 5.56^a	11.67 ± 2.60^b
	Average	𝟑.𝟑𝟔±𝟏.𝟓𝟒^𝐀	𝟏𝟐.𝟑𝟕±𝟏.𝟒𝟕^𝐁	𝟑.𝟏𝟓±𝟏.𝟓𝟎^𝐀	𝟏𝟏.𝟏𝟓±𝟏.𝟏𝟗^𝐁
II	Day 1	3.47 ± 5.56^a	14.23 ± 4.03^b	2.42 ± 3.82^a	12.07 ± 5.33^b
	Day 2	2.60 ± 4.22^a	12.67 ± 6.12^b	4.96 ± 5.18^a	11.57 ± 5.78^b
	Day 3	4.85 ± 2.89^a	8.99 ± 6.10^b	9.76 ± 6.13^a	3.40 ± 4.28^b
	Day 4	9.35 ± 7.46^a	8.85 ± 2.50^b	7.31 ± 4.70^a	3.99 ± 4.88^b
	Average	𝟓.𝟎𝟔±𝟐.𝟓𝟗^𝐀	𝟏𝟏.𝟏𝟖±𝟐.𝟑𝟑^𝐁	𝟔.𝟏𝟏±𝟐.𝟕𝟐^𝐀	𝟕.𝟕𝟓±𝟒.𝟎𝟕^𝐀𝐁
III	Day 1	3.76 ± 3.53^a	10.96 ± 5.09^b	1.19 ± 0.92^a	14.48 ± 3.43^b
	Day 2	4.57 ± 3.10^a	8.71 ± 4.06^b	3.85 ± 5.06^a	9.44 ± 2.62^b
	Day 3	7.43 ± 4.93^a	5.81 ± 4.23^b	6.45 ± 2.91^a	4.60 ± 1.80^b
	Day 4	12.05 ± 5.41^a	8.58 ± 5.64^b	7.46 ± 5.68^a	9.28 ± 5.80^b
	Average	𝟔.𝟗𝟓±𝟑.𝟐𝟒^𝐀	𝟖.𝟓𝟏±𝟏.𝟖𝟐^𝐀𝐁	𝟒.𝟕𝟑±𝟐.𝟒𝟑^𝐀	𝟗.𝟒𝟓±𝟑.𝟒𝟗^𝐀𝐁

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 or B) 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-B) at each mode of application indicate significant difference at 𝑃≤0.05.