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

Table 4

Percent repellency with eucalyptus oil applied as spray using three different concentrations against Rattus rattus.

Mode of application	Days of application	Percent repellency
		5%		10%		20%
		Female rats; (𝑛=6)	Male rats; (𝑛=6)	Female rats; (𝑛=6)	Male rats; (𝑛=6)	Female rats; (𝑛=6)	Male rats; (𝑛=6)
I	Day 1	84.47 ± 28.14^a	82.98 ± 20.55^a	64.79 ± 42.73^a	83.13 ± 37.18^a	62.54 ± 44.80^a	64.39 ± 36.91^a
	Day 2	88.02 ± 9.91^a	75.36 ± 21.92^a	91.46 ± 9.90^a	76.99 ± 31.96^a	29.10 ± 33.27^a	43.30 ± 29.94^a
	Day 3	76.13 ± 37.52^a	54.38 ± 46.45^a	63.96 ± 34.45^a	59.36 ± 33.00^a	54.87 ± 29.31^a	63.68 ± 23.41^a
	Day 4	86.12 ± 21.12^a	88.47 ± 26.69^a	71.08 ± 34.40^a	72.26 ± 40.40^a	58.12 ± 32.28^a	74.68 ± 35.68^a
	Average	𝟖𝟑.𝟔𝟖±𝟒.𝟓𝟑^𝐀	𝟕𝟓.𝟐𝟗±𝟏𝟐.𝟗𝟒^𝐀	𝟕𝟐.𝟖𝟐±𝟏𝟏.𝟏𝟎^𝐀	𝟕𝟐.𝟗𝟑±𝟖.𝟕𝟑^𝐀	𝟓𝟏.𝟏𝟓±𝟏𝟑.𝟎𝟐^𝐀	𝟔𝟏.𝟓𝟏±𝟏𝟏.𝟑𝟖^𝐀
II	Day 1	56.48 ± 42.51^a	78.27 ± 26.69^a	76.24 ± 36.25^a	80.07 ± 28.35^a	85.37 ± 25.68^a	64.12 ± 42.80^a
	Day 2	56.56 ± 37.17^a	54.15 ± 38.84^a	79.05 ± 35.89^a	50.82 ± 36.93^ab	60.10 ± 44.72^ab	60.53 ± 44.73^a
	Day 3	60.68 ± 43.23^a	61.35 ± 41.87^a	32.52 ± 42.07^ab	13.15 ± 29.41^b	43.68 ± 43.98^bc	57.84 ± 41.90^ab
	Day 4	47.54 ± 41.32^a	38.58 ± 38.89^a	36.24 ± 38.92^ab	30.19 ± 43.04^b	20.50 ± 29.51^c	49.67 ± 39.28^a
	Average	𝟓𝟓.𝟑𝟏±𝟒.𝟕𝟗^𝐁	𝟓𝟖.𝟎𝟖±𝟏𝟒.𝟐𝟔^𝐁	𝟓𝟔.𝟎𝟏±𝟐𝟏.𝟔𝟗^𝐁	𝟒𝟑.𝟓𝟓±𝟐𝟒.𝟗𝟒^𝐁	𝟓𝟐.𝟒𝟏±𝟐𝟑.𝟔𝟔^𝐀	𝟓𝟖.𝟎𝟒±𝟓.𝟑𝟐^𝐀
III	Day 1	42.31 ± 22.28^a	36.58 ± 24.41^a	59.90 ± 38.95^a	92.34 ± 6.16^a	77.54 ± 34.41^a	62.32 ± 34.06^a
	Day 2	72.80 ± 34.33^a	60.79 ± 21.30^a	46.12 ± 33.78^a	70.08 ± 37.76^a	62.98 ± 45.20^a	85.80 ± 22.19^a
	Day 3	57.04 ± 42.37^a	43.07 ± 45.24^a	19.81 ± 20.87^ab	8.10 ± 11.46^b	51.98 ± 45.27^a	50.76 ± 43.24^a
	Day 4	70.21 ± 33.99^a	57.77 ± 30.93^a	12.88 ± 20.61^a	45.27 ± 42.73^a	50.24 ± 49.75^a	43.39 ± 44.80^a
	Average	𝟔𝟎.𝟓𝟗±𝟏𝟐.𝟏𝟐^𝐁	𝟒𝟗.𝟓𝟓±𝟏𝟎.𝟎𝟓^𝐁	𝟑𝟒.𝟔𝟕±𝟏𝟗.𝟏𝟐^𝐂	𝟓𝟑.𝟗𝟒±𝟑𝟏.𝟐𝟕^𝐀𝐁𝐂	𝟔𝟎.𝟔𝟖±𝟏𝟎.𝟖𝟖^𝐀	𝟔𝟎.𝟓𝟔±𝟏𝟔.𝟎𝟓^𝐀

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