Evaluation of the Larvicidal Efficacy of Five Indigenous Weeds against an Indian Strain of Dengue Vector, Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae)

Table 2

Larvicidal potential of the leaf hexane extracts of the selected plant species against early fourth instars of dengue vector Aedes aegypti.

Name of the plant	LC50 (ppm)	95% fiducial limits	LC90 (ppm)	95% fiducial limits	Regression coefficient	SE		DF
Achyranthes aspera	82.555	73.554–91.860	139.817	120.892–177.653	5.600	0.851	6.738	6
Cassia occidentalis	117.451	104.353–138.047	169.345	142.818–235.218	8.064	1.515	1.569	3
Catharanthus roseus	86.913	75.720–102.674	156.581	126.011–238.592	5.012	0.92	5.978	4
Lantana camara	118.499	105.520–145.823	159.985	134.032–242.868	9.83	2.236	2.36	2
Xanthium strumarium	586.185	518.761–649.958	851.821	754.752–1045.942	7.895	1.403	0.561	3