The essential oil of Lippia alba Mill (Lamiales:Verbenaceae) as mosquitocidal and repellent agent against Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes aegypti Linn (Diptera: Culicidae)

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 1 Hatching percentage of eggs of two target species after the treatment of Lippia alba oil

Sl. no	No. of individuals	Concentration (ppm)	Aedes aegypti			Culex quinquefasciatus
1	50		24 h	48 h	72 h	24 h	48 h	72 h
		1000	11.9 ± 0.89	45.9 ± 2.44	50.4 ± 1.14	9.7 ± 2.11	32.2 ± 1.55	43.6 ± 0.59
		500	17.6 ± 0.11	51.8 ± 0.67	67.6 ± 0.89	15.4 ± 0.33	42.3 ± 1.14	59.9 ± 1.22
		250	21.7 ± 0.33	67.1 ± 0.89	75.2 ± 1.14	18.3 ± 1.55	48.4 ± 0.59	62.5 ± 2.11
		100	54.1 ± 0.67	69.5 ± 1.55	81.4 ± 0.67	41.5 ± 0.89	56.3 ± 1.55	72.1 ± 0.33
		50	84.3 ± 2.44	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	65.3 ± 2.11	76.1 ± 0.11	86.5 ± 0.89
		10	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0	100 ± 0