Insecticidal Activity of Some Traditionally Used Ethiopian Medicinal Plants against Sheep Ked Melophagus ovinus

Table 1

The corrected mortalities of M. ovinus sheep keds exposed to different concentrations of C. citratus, F. vulgare, and E. globulus essential oils from the leaves.

Dose (mg/mL)	Corrected mortality rate (%)
	E. globulus		C. citratus		F. vulgare
	3 h PI	24 h PI	3 h PI	24 h PI	3 h PI	24 h PI
0.7825	0.00±0.0^d	0.00±0.0^c	16.7±0.6^c	43.3±1.15^b	0.00±0.0^e	0.00±0.0^d
1.565	0.00±0.0^d	6.70±0.6^c	93.3±0.6^a	93.3±0.6^a	53.3±0.6^d	53.3±1.2^c
3.13	56.7±0.6^c	66.7±1.2^b	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	86.7±0.6^b	86.7±0.6^b
6.25	83.3±1.0^b	86.7±0.6^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a
12.5	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a
25	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a
50	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a	100.0±0.0^a
Control^+	73.3±0.6^b	100.0±0.0^a	73.3±0.6^b	100.0±0.0^a	73.3±0.6^c	100.0±0.0^a

+Ivermectin (10 𝜇g/mL); PI: postincubation; values are expressed as mean ± SD. Mean values with different letters in the same column are significantly different (𝑃<0.05).