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

Table 3

Larvicidal potential of the stem 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	68.133	42.340–92.723	115.075	86.689–440.534	5.630	0.901	15.910	5
Cassia occidentalis	149.698	135.101–166.024	206.337	182.760–257.751	9.195	1.724	0.433	3
Catharanthus roseus	108.245	82.320–196.106	184.239	128.299–895.320	5.548	0.980	7.609	4
Lantana camara	89.621	81.433–102.569	125.892	108.091–180.782	8.683	1.982	1.226	3
Xanthium strumarium	460.923	375.932–554.572	1074.014	839.391–1638.379	3.488	0.571	2.675	4