Table 4

Insecticidal activity of the extracts of Ailanthus altissima against second-instar yellow fever mosquito larvae (Aedes aegypti) 24 h post-treatment^*.

Fraction A

Conc. (ppm)

0

49

195

778

Mortality (%)

0

0

50

100

Fraction B

Conc. (ppm)

0

46

182

726

Mortality (%)

0

0

0

7

Fraction C

Conc. (ppm)

0

38

150

778

Mortality (%)

0

0

0

0

α-terthienyl

Conc. (ppm)

0

0.1

1.0^**

-

Mortality (%)

0

100

100

-

^*Data are the average of three replicates. ^** Tested in dark. The others are in the ambient room light.

Tsao et al. BMC Ecology 2002 2:1   doi:10.1186/1472-6785-2-1