Research Article
Absolute and Relative Activity of Microencapsulated Natural Essential Oils against the Larvae of Carpet Beetle Anthrenus flavipies (LeConte)
Table 6
Anthrenus flavipies proof properties of fabrics.
| Sample placed
in Petri dish | Weight loss (mg) | Visual observations | Rating/Remark | | Surface cropping | Surface holes | Larval condition |
| | Untreated | 49.73 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | All alive | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Eucalyptus unwashed | 35.27 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | All alive | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Washed | 42.02 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | All alive | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Dry-cleaned | 38.33 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | All alive | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Lavender unwashed | 26.11 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | Two dead | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Washed | 43.56 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | All alive | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Dry-cleaned | 32.36 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | All alive | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Citronella unwashed | 23.60 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | All alive | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Washed | 36.41 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | All alive | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Dry-cleaned | 25.52 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | All alive | 4D/inadequately resistant | | Permethrin unwashed | 3.75 | 1. no detectable damage | A. no detectable damage | Two dead | 1A/satisfactorily resistant | | Washed | 11.33 | 4. very heavy cropping | D. several large holes | Two dead | 1A/satisfactorily resistant | | Dry-cleaned | 13.45 | 1. no detectable damage | A. no detectable damage | One dead | 1A/satisfactorily resistant |
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