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Table 3 LC50 and LC90 of test plant extract against larvae of Anopheles arabiensis

From: Insecticidal effect of ethnobotanical plant extracts against Anopheles arabiensis under laboratory conditions

Solvent Plant name LC 50 LCL UCL LC90 LCL UCL X2 (dfb = 4)
Ethanol Azadirachta indica 40.73 10.38 65.31 186.66 131.97 378.50 0.339
Ocimum lamiifolium 40.93 5.35 69.23 230 170.5 944.18 0.744
Ocimum americanum 92.42 45 129.22 551 318 3092 1.419
Methanol Moringa olifeira leaf 45.43 11.93 72 260 159 558 0.390
Moringa olifeira seed 62.35 19.1 94.01 388 239.75 1792.11 2.831
  1. *LC50-Lethal concentration kills 50% of the exposed larvae
  2. LC90-Lethal concentration kills 90% of the exposed larvae
  3. UCL Upper confidence limit
  4. LCL Lower confidence limit
  5. X2 Chi-square
  6. df degree of freedom
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Malaria Journal

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