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Table 1 Effectiveness of C. citratus and T. minuta essential oils against Phlebotomus duboscqi tested on hamsters as repellents

From: Repellent effects of the essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus and Tagetes minuta on the sandfly, Phlebotomus duboscqi

Repellents

No. flies

ED50 (mg/ml)

95% CLa (mg/ml)

ED90 (mg/ml)

95% CLa (mg/ml)

C. Citratus

100

0.039

0.039 ± 0.0082

0.79

0.79 ± 0.0082

T. minuta

100

0.10

0.1 ± 0.0367

12.58

12.58 ± 0.0367

Controls

     

DEET 0.196 mg/ml

100

0.0009

0.0009 ± 0.0001

0. 0015

0. 0015 ± 0.497

  1. ED50: Effective dose that causes 50% of prohibiting of bites; ED90: Effective dose that causes 90% of prohibiting of bites
  2. aMean dosages are significantly different (P < 0.05) from each other if 95% confidence limits (CL) do not overlap
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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