Influence of some plant extracts on the ovi-position behavior of Aedes fluviatilis and Culex quinquifasciatus

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Table 1 Totals, means and standard deviations of eggs of Ae. fluviatilis laid in different concentration (mg/L) in alcoholic extracts and in control dishes.

Plants extracts	Concentration (mg/L)				Control
	100		10		1
	N	X ± S	N	X ± S	N	X ± S	N	X ± S
Allium tuberosum	8739.4	2913.1 ± 734.0	6825	2275.0 ± 1304.8	10473.3	3491.1 ± 878.3	9211	3070.3 ± 1123.7
Apium leptophylum	735.3	245.1 ± 257.4	1220.8	407.0 ± 409.3	3426.4	1142.1 ± 896.0	4702.6	1567.5 ± 278.5
Carica papaya	1165.2	388.4 ± 305.2^⁎	6298	2099.3 ± 1013.4	9405.3	3135.0 ± 1501.8	9030.6	3010.2 ± 1387.0
Cymbopogon citrates	554.9	184.6 ± 118.0^⁎	7907.1	2635.7 ± 693.6	9363.5	3121.2 ± 1529.7	8129	2709.7 ± 945.4
Euphorbia cotinofolia	27.7	9.2 ± 16.0^⁎	4688.7	1563.0 ± 362.1^⁎	11153.1	3717.7 ± 1635.6	13,761	4587.0 ± 985.0
Melia azedarach	2219.5	739.8 ± 165.5	1581.5	527.2 ± 215.3	2635.8	878.6 ± 548.7	2386	795.3 ± 541.9
Ocimum canum	41.6	13.9 ± 13.9^⁎	3606.7	1202.2 ± 862.0^⁎	8739.4	2913.1 ± 1058.0	10320.9	3440.6 ± 634.3
Ricinus communis	4355.8	1451.9 ± 696.5	7463.1	2487.7 ± 1434.2	8739.4	2913.1 ± 1664.7	10972.7	3657.6 ± 1056.5
Tagetes erecta	624.2	208.1 ± 291.3^⁎	1553.7	518.0 ± 280.7	3481.9	1160.6 ± 517.2	4022.9	1341.0 ± 847.6

N = number of eggs in three replicates.

⁎ Repulsive.

Table 2 Totals, means and standard deviations of eggs of Ae. fluviatilis laid in different concentration (mg/L) in acetone extracts and in control dishes.

Plants extracts	Concentration (mg/L)				Control
	100		10		1
	N	X ± S	N	X ± S	N	X ± S	N	X ± S
Allium tuberosum	0	0^⁎	83.2	27.7 ± 27.8^⁎	1917.3	638.1 ± 369.4	4106.1	1368.7 ± 234.7
Apium leptophylum	263.7	87.9 ± 32.0^⁎	2635.7	878.6 ± 308.4	2927	975.7 ± 224.7	3038	1012.7 ± 280.5
Carica papaya	2066.9	689.0 ± 375.4^⁎	20,919	6973.0 ± 4368.2	13036.6	4345.6 ± 1337.8	13164.5	4388.2 ± 688.1
Cymbopogon citrates	277.4	92.5 ± 56.1^⁎	2816.1	938.7 ± 461.4	4425.1	1475.0 ± 734.1	5160.4	1720.1 ± 487.7
Euphorbia cotinofolia	1318.6	439.5 ± 235.8^⁎	7158	2386.0 ± 440.4	12623.6	4207.9 ± 1521.7	13552.9	4517.6 ± 1621.7
Melia azedarach	305.1	101.7 ± 152.8^⁎	1858.8	619.6 ± 701.1^⁎	8073.5	2691.2 ± 1880.3	11319.6	3773.2 ± 750.0
Ocimum canum	277.4	92.5 ± 136.9^⁎	2829.9	943.3 ± 563.2	3800.9	1267.0 ± 142.3	4688.7	1562.9 ± 485.8
Ricinus communis	3093.5	1031.2 ± 1035.5^⁎	8087.3	2695.8 ± 621.3	7754.5	2584.8 ± 1098.8	15286.9	5095.6 ± 515.6
Tagetes erecta	1095.9	365.3 ± 433.0^⁎	7144.1	2381.1 ± 1305.6	11388.9	3796.3 ± 1781.4	9432.9	3144.3 ± 423.8

N = number of eggs in three replicates.

⁎ Repulsive.

Table 3 Totals, means and standard deviations of eggs of Cx. quinquifasciatus laid in different concentration (mg/L) in alcoholic extracts and in control dishes.

Plants extracts	Concentration (mg/L)				Control
	100		10		1
	N	X ± S	N	X ± S	N	X ± S	N	X ± S
Allium tuberosum	14	14.0 ± 3.0	50	16.7 ± 2.1	43	14.3 ± 8.4	82	27.3 ± 22.3
Apium leptophylum	10	3.3 ± 2.5	24	8.0 ± 4.6	32	10.7 ± 10.0	53	17.7 ± 13.7
Carica papaya	116	38.7 ± 5.1	115	38.3 ± 25.5	132	44.0 ± 11.5	145	48.3 ± 31.6
Cymbopogon citrates	16	5.3 ± 3.5	26	8.7 ± 6.4	16	5.3 ± 4.2	28	9.3 ± 5.5
Euphorbia cotinofolia	75	25.0 ± 20.1^⁎⁎	43	14.3 ± 11.0	10	3.3 ± 1.2	14	4.7 ± 4.7
Melia azedarach	41	13.7 ± 10.8^⁎⁎	68	22.7 ± 19.1^⁎⁎	17	5.7 ± 1.2	11	3.7 ± 0.6
Ocimum canum	12	4.0 ± 2.0^⁎	48	16.0 ± 4.6	68	22.7 ± 13.9	63	21.0 ± 3.6
Ricinus communis	98	32.7 ± 10.3^⁎⁎	58	19.3 ± 7.5	40	13.3 ± 6.0	32	10.7 ± 5.0
Tagetes erecta	17	5.7 ± 2.3	45	15.0 ± 9.5	47	15.7 ± 15.9	37	12.3 ± 7.1

N = number of eggs laid in three replicates.

⁎ Repulsive.

⁎⁎ Attractive.

Table 4 Totals, means and standard deviations of eggs of Cx. quinquifasciatus laid in different concentration (mg/L) in acetone extracts and in control dishes.

Plants extracts	Concentration (mg/L)				Control
	100		10		1
	N	X ± S	N	X ± S	N	X ± S	N	X ± S
Allium tuberosum	0	0^⁎	46	15.3 ± 7.0^⁎	79	26.3 ± 22.2^⁎	248	82.7 ± 25.0
Apium leptophylum	1	0.3 ± 0.6^⁎	24	8.0 ± 5.2	34	11.3 ± 12.9	103	34.3 ± 17.1
Carica papaya	29	9.7 ± 4.6^⁎	47	15.7 ± 6.8	39	13.0 ± 3.6	83	27.7 ± 12.9
Cymbopogon citrates	7	2.3 ± 2.3^⁎	15	5.0 ± 3.5^⁎	30	10.0 ± 2.0	79	26.3 ± 6.7
Euphorbia cotinofolia	95	31.7 ± 13.8	93	31.0 ± 5.0	63	21.0 ± 9.5	157	52.3 ± 27.5
Melia azedarach	107	35.7 ± 9.7^⁎	142	47.3 ± 16.4^⁎	114	38.0 ± 10.0^⁎	282	94.0 ± 33.9
Ocimum canum	37	12.3 ± 4.7	36	12.0 ± 3.6	41	13.7 ± 10.3	116	38.7 ± 33.7
Ricinus communis	215	71.7 ± 28.9	95	31.7 ± 11.6	84	28.0 ± 11.5	138	46.0 ± 35.4
Tagetes erecta	265	88.3 ± 41.9	95	31.7 ± 16.0	93	31.1 ± 16.6	387	129.0 ± 88.4

N = number of eggs laid in three replication.

⁎ Repulsive.