Green Nanoparticles for Mosquito Control

Table 2

Efficacy of silver nanoparticles and gold nanoparticles synthesized by bark extract of Cinnamomum zeylanicum against the larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus with their LC values, 95% confidential limits (CL), and and values after different time of exposure.

NPs	Instar	Time	LC50 (95% CL)	LC90 (95% CL)	LC99 (95% CL)
AgNPs	1st	24 h	**	**	**	**	**
	2nd	24 h	2 (0.88–3.12)	10 (8.86–11.14)	11 (9.87–12.13)	54.93	0.89
	3rd	24 h	1.5 (1.36–2.64)	9 (7.77–10.23)	10.5 (9.17–11.83)	58.85	0.85
	4th	24 h	4 (2.86–5.14)	11 (9.77–12.23)	13 (11.54–14.46)	49.41	0.87
AuNPs	Larvae	24 h	—	—	—	—	—

**100% mortality.
—no mortality.