Table 2

Efficacy of different concentrations of polar and non-polar solvent extracts of the green berries of S. villosum on third instar larvae of S. aegypti. M, mortality (%); S, survivality (%).
Type of solvents
 Concentrations (ppm)
 Period of exposure (hours)




24
 48
 72




M
 S
 M
 S
 M
 S
Petroleum ether
 50
 3.33
 96.67
 6.67
 93.33
 13.33
 86.67

25
 3.33
 96.67
 3.33
 96.67
 10
 90

15
 0
 100
 3.33
 96.67
 6.67
 93.33
Benzene
 50
 6.67
 93.33
 13.33
 86.67
 23.33
 76.67

25
 3.33
 96.67
 6.67
 93.33
 16.67
 83.33

15
 3.33
 96.67
 6.67
 93.33
 13.33
 86.67
Chloroform: methanol
 50
 70
 30
 73.33
 26.66
 76.66
 23.33

25
 53.33
 46.66
 56.66
 43.33
 56.66
 43.33

15
 40
 60
 43.33
 56.66
 43.33
 56.66
Acetone
 50
 6.67
 93.33
 10
 90
 13.33
 86.67

25
 6.67
 93.33
 10
 90
 10
 90

15
 3.33
 96.67
 6.67
 93.33
 10
 90
Absolute alcohol
 50
 30
 70
 36.67
 63.63
 50
 50

25
 13.33
 86.67
 23.33
 76.67
 33.33
 66.67

15
 10
 90
 16.67
 83.33
 26.67
 73.33

Chowdhury et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:10   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-10