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 5

Mortality percent of A. gambiae larvae treated with the combination of the essential oils 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 ± 0.00C7.35 ± 0.40223.03 (213.51–233.14)337.17 (345.86–410.84)24.54ns
250.00 ± 0.00C
500.00 ± 0.00C
1000.00 ± 0.00C
20031.00 ± 3.00B
Bi-one100.0 ± 0.00A
F(5,18)1729

E75% : C25%00.00 ± 0.00D3.40 ± 0.1362.87 (52.48–74.23)191.03 (149.12–278.02)165.60
250.00 ± 0.00D
5050.00 ± 4.16C
10081.00 ± 2.51B
20089.00 ± 3.41B
Bi-one100.0 ± 0.00A
F(5,18)389.02

E50% : C50%00.00 ± 0.00D2.42 ± 0.09132.58 (102.77–176.29)632.22 (397.71–1460.60)256.36
250.00 ± 0.00D
5029.00 ± 4.43C
10038.00 ± 2.58BC
20043.00 ± 1.91B
Bi-one100.0 ± 0.00A
F(5,18)404.65

E25% : C75%00.00 ± 0.00E3.07 ± 0.11115.16 (101.71–130.69)394.96 (318.00–528.64)84.48
250.00 ± 0.00E
5020.00 ± 1.63D
10043.00 ± 3.41C
20066.00 ± 2.58B
Bi-one100.0 ± 0.00A
F(5,18)691.00

C100%00.00 ± 0.00E3.73 ± 0.1499.66 (89.32–111.32)274.76 (229.71–348.72)81.32
250.00 ± 0.00E
5021.00 ± 3.41D
10040.00 ± 3.65C
20088.00 ± 3.65B
Bi-one100.0 ± 0.00A
F(5,18)376.93

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.