Research Article

Combined Effect of Methanol Extracts and Essential Oils of Callistemon rigidus (Myrtaceae) and Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Myrtaceae) against Anopheles gambiae Giles larvae (Diptera: Culicidae)

Table 3

Mortality percent of A. gambiae larvae treated with the combination of methanol extracts of E. camaldulensis and C. rigidus and LC50 as well as LC95 (ppm) values 24 h postexposure.

CombinationsConc (ppm)% mortalitySlope ± SELC50 (LFL-UFL) (ppm)LC95 (LFL-UFL) (ppm)χ2

E100%00.00 ± 0.00D5.18 ± 0.22408.90 (384.79–434.53)849.50 (769.31–959.86)34.93
1250.00 ± 0.00D
25015.00 ± 3.00C
50066.00 ± 5.29B
100098.00 ± 1.15A
Bi-one100 ± 0.00A
F(5,18)350.96

E75% : C25%00.00 ± 0.00D2.93 ± 0.17117.91 (81.28–147.90)426.97 (329.72–673.50)133.33
12547.00 ± 2.51C
25091.00 ± 2.51B
50097.00 ± 1.91AB
100098.00 ± 1.15AB
Bi-one100 ± 0.00A
F(5,18)560.70

E50% : C50%00.00 ± 0.00D4.94 ± 0.23183.37 (167.85–199.15)394.28 (346.73–469.01)57.66
12517.00 ± 1.91C
25092.00 ± 2.58B
50096.00 ± 1.63A
1000100 ± 0.00A
Bi-one100 ± 0.00A
F943.83

E25% : C75%00.00 ± 0.00D3.46 ± 0.24106.21 (82.49–124.98)317.17 (265.39–422.31)65.63
12558.00 ± 2.58C
25093.00 ± 1.91B
50098.00 ± 2.00AB
1000100 ± 0.00A
Bi-one100 ± 0.00A
F(5,18)671.17

C100%00.00 ± 0.00D1.80 ± 0.1839.15 (24.95–53.24)319.80 (278.04–380.77)16.67ns
12583.00 ± 1.91C
25091.00 ± 1.00B
50098.00 ± 1.15A
1000100 ± 0.00A
Bi-one100 ± 0.00A
F(5,18)1528.66

Mean of mortality ± standard deviation within a column followed by the same letter did not differ significantly according to Tukey test (); ; ; ; LC = lethal concentration; LFL: lower fiducial limit; UFL: upper fiducial limit; Bi-one = positive control tested at 1000 ppm; number of replicates: 4. E100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and 0% = E. camaldulensis 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and 0%, respectively; C100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and 0% = C. rigidus 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and 0%, respectively.