Acute Oral Mammalian Toxicity and Effect of Solvents on Efficacy of Maerua edulis (Gilg. & Ben.) De Wolf against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844 (Acarina: Ixodidae), Tick Larvae

Table 1

A summary of experimental treatments used in the study.

Type of solvent used	Description of treatments
Cold water only	5, 10, 20, 25% v/v serial dilutions of cold water extracted M. edulis
Cold water plus surfactant	5, 10, 20, 25% v/v serial dilutions of cold water extracted M. edulis and 1% v/v surfactant
Hot water plus surfactant	5, 10, 20, 25 v/v serial dilutions of hot water (70°C) extracted M. edulis and 1% v/v surfactant
Hexane	5, 10, 20, 25 v/v serial dilutions of hexane extracted M. edulis
Methanol	5, 10, 20, 25% v/v serial dilutions of methanol extracted M. edulis

Positive control: Tickbuster prepared at 0.2% v/v with water.
Negative controls: Either distilled water, distilled water plus 1% surfactant, methanol, or hexane.