Table 4

Log probit analysis of the larvicidal activity of chloroform:methanol extract of the green berries of S. villosum on different instar larvae of S. aegypti. LC, lethal concentration; R, coefficient of regression equations.

Type of instars of mosquito larvae
Period of bioassay (hours)
Regression equations
R2
LC50 values (ppm)
Lower and upper fiducidal limits (ppm)

First
24
Y = 29.82 + 0.820x
0.97
22.06
16.05–27.66

48
Y = 33.16 + 0.820x
0.97
19.58
14.36–24.20

72
Y = 31.19 + 0.923x
0.98
19.19
13.97–23.45

Third
24
Y = 29.83 + 0.820x
0.97
11.67
8.49–14.84

48
Y = 33.16 + 0.820x
0.97
9.54
6.82–12.25

72
Y = 31.19 + 0.923x
0.98
5.97
2.15–9.79

Fourth
24
Y = 25.98 + 0.282x
0.99
49.84
44.53–54.77

48
Y = 31.19 + 0.256x
0.82
21.22
13.30–29.13

72
Y = 34.53 + 0.256x
0.82
21.02
15.97–73.94

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