Research Article

Larvicidal Activities of Allium sativum L. and Zingiber officinale Rosc. Extracts against Filariasis Vectors in Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia

Table 4

Toxicity values of crude extracts of A. sativum and Z. officinale against filariasis vectors.

Filariasis vectorsStatistical analysisAllium sativumZinger officinale
AqueousEthanolMethanolAqueousEthanolMethanol

An. gambiae s.l.7.08073.80953.80952.0692.38641.9005
value0.0290.14890.14890.35540.30330.3867
736 ppm754 ppm262 ppm781 ppm924 ppm355 ppm

An. pharoensis4.28573.73213.33331.07147.08070.9025
value0.11730.15470.18890.58530.0290.6368
768 ppm697 ppm340 ppm1940 ppm728 ppm393 ppm

An. funestus2.00967.51.920.483.48213.75
value0.36610.023520.38290.78660.17530.1534
LC50726 ppm564 ppm131 ppm4259 ppm415 ppm195 ppm

Cx. antennatus4.28575.08932.60874.03853.750.48
value0.11730.07850.27130.13280.15340.7866
768 ppm422 ppm196 ppm919 ppm1080 ppm27 ppm

Cx. quinquefasciatus3.809510.8330.26780.28704.28572.1
value0.14890.00440.87470.86630.11730.3499
754 ppm384 ppm53 ppm1679 ppm501 ppm251 ppm

ppm = parts per million; = lethal concentration; = Chi-squared value; value = probability value.