Concentration (ppm)

No. of live        Larvae

% Alive at
24 h        48 h

%Mortality at
 24 h    48 h

24 h

48 h

0 (control)

0 (check)

100

200

300

400

500

  20

  20

  19

  17

  12

  10

  05

  20

  20

  17

  14

    9

    8

    0

  100        100

  100        100

   95           85

   85           80

   60           45

   50          40

   25              0

   0          0

   0          0

   5         15

  15        20

  40        55

  50        60

  75        100

The larvae of M. domestica (20 in each set) were treated with different concentrations of ethanolic extract of leaves of C. procera for 24 and 48 h as shown in Materials and Methods. The control and check represent larval treatment with water and ethanol, respectively. The experiments were conducted in triplicate
Table 1: Toxicity testing of the ethanol extract of Calotropis procera leaves.