Research Article

In Vitro Evaluation of Ethanolic Extracts of Ageratum conyzoides and Artemisia absinthium against Cattle Tick, Rhipicephalus microplus

Table 3

Dose-dependent response of A. conyzoides (AC) and A. absinthium (AA) against R. microplus using AIT.

PlantVariablesSlope ± SELC50% (95% CI)LC95% (95% CI)

ACMortality0.683334.36 (9.82–120.3)537.4 (392.00–736.7)
Egg mass0.8690
RI0.7746
% IO0.8056

AAMortality0.961111.22 (10.39–12.1)61.77 (19.59–194.5)
Egg mass0.9893
RI0.9892
% IO0.9272

: goodness of fit; RI: reproductive index; IO: inhibition of oviposition.