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Table 1. Oviposition deterrent activity of Solanum trilobatum against gravid, female An. stephensi.
Concentration (%)
No. of eggs in bowl
Effective repellency (%) *
Treated
Control
0.1
5.2 ± 1.3
998.2 ± 3.5
99.4 ± 0.1a
0.075
92.6 ± 1.7
913.6 ± 3.9
89.8 ± 0.1b
0.05
276.2 ± 4.0
827.8 ± 4.8
66.6 ± 0.2c
0.025
422.6 ± 4.0
756.2 ± 3.5
44.0 ± 0.3d
0.01
588.6 ± 4.9
722.8 ± 3.1
18.4 ± 0.3e
Each value (mean ± SE) represents mean of five values. Values with different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05 level (Tukey's test of multiple comparison).
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