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Table 1 Mean larval mortality of early 3rd instar larvae of Culex vishnui group and Anopheles subpictus to different concentrations of bioactive compound isolated from mature leaves of Solanum nigrum

From: Larvicidal activity of phytosteroid compounds from leaf extract of Solanum nigrum against Culex vishnui group and Anopheles subpictus

Mosquito species

Concentration (mg/L)

Per cent larval mortality (Mean ± SE)

24 h

48 h

72 h

Cx. vishnui group

25

62.68 ± 0.67

68.00 ± 0.58

84.00 ± 0.58

45

76.00 ± 1.15

80.00 ± 1.15

85.32 ± 1.45

60

80.00 ± 1.15

92.00 ± 0.58

97.32 ± 0.33

Control

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

An. subpictus

25

68.00 ± 0.58

85.32 ± 1.20

90.68 ± 0.88

45

81.32 ± 1.20

88.00 ± 1.15

97.32 ± 0.33

60

86.68 ± 1.20

94.68 ± 0.88

100 ± 0.00

Control

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00