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

Table 3

Mean daily food consumption by Rattus rattus in response to 20% 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 = 128.33 ± 10.67 g)		Male rats (𝑛=6) (body wt = 151.66 ± 20.34 g)
		Treatment side	Untreated side	Treatment side	Untreated side
I	Day 1	2.61 ± 4.22^a	6.62 ± 5.01^b	4.58 ± 4.63^a	10.64 ± 4.01^b
	Day 2	10.59 ± 5.31^a	14.15 ± 1.02^b	8.37 ± 3.71^a	14.95 ± 2.70^b
	Day 3	5.67 ± 3.61^a	11.64 ± 5.70^b	3.42 ± 3.11^a	8.46 ± 4.12^b
	Day 4	2.21 ± 1.45^a	8.66 ± 5.14^b	3.04 ± 4.33^a	11.33 ± 2.27^b
	Average	𝟓.𝟐𝟕±𝟑.𝟑𝟓^𝐀	𝟏𝟎.𝟐𝟔±𝟐.𝟖𝟔^𝐁	𝟒.𝟖𝟓±𝟐.𝟏𝟎^𝐀	𝟏𝟏.𝟑𝟒±𝟐.𝟑𝟑^𝐁
II	Day 1	1.18 ± 2.01^a	13.49 ± 4.49^b	3.80 ± 4.55^a	10.5 ± 2.16^b
	Day 2	3.78 ± 4.08^a	11.32 ± 4.82^b	4.68 ± 5.82^a	10.51 ± 3.89^b
	Day 3	3.90 ± 3.22^a	6.94 ± 5.48^b	6.15 ± 7.71^a	6.92 ± 2.59^b
	Day 4	7.34 ± 4.57^a	5.74 ± 7.23^b	5.54 ± 5.69^a	7.00 ± 5.39^b
	Average	𝟒.𝟎𝟓±𝟐.𝟏𝟖^𝐀	𝟗.𝟑𝟕±𝟑.𝟏𝟓^𝐁	𝟓.𝟎𝟒±𝟎.𝟖𝟖^𝐀	𝟖.𝟕𝟑±𝟏.𝟕𝟕^𝐀𝐁
III	Day 1	2.29 ± 2.99^a	13.24 ± 3.03^b	4.15 ± 2.16^a	13.62 ± 4.82^b
	Day 2	2.11 ± 2.15^a	10.17 ± 5.63^b	0.8 ± 1.07^a	8.26 ± 3.75^b
	Day 3	5.78 ± 5.22^a	11.58 ± 6.47^b	4.17 ± 3.78^a	8.31 ± 4.24^b
	Day 4	2.81 ± 3.51^a	9.11 ± 5.97^b	5.84 ± 4.86^a	4.44 ± 3.21^b
	Average	𝟑.𝟐𝟒±𝟏.𝟒𝟖^𝐀	𝟏𝟏.𝟎𝟐±𝟏.𝟓𝟓^𝐀𝐁	𝟑.𝟕𝟒±𝟏.𝟖𝟑^𝐀	𝟖.𝟔𝟓±𝟑.𝟐𝟔^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.