Concentration (ppm)

 No. of live      Larvae

% Alive at
24h      48 h

% Mortality at
24h     48 h
     24 h      48 h

0 (control)

0 (check)

200

400

600

800

1000

20

20

19

17

15

13

8

20

20

16

13

10

6

0

100       100

100       100

95           80

85           65

75          50

65          30

40           0

0           0

0           0

5          20

15         35

25         50

35         70

 60         100

The larvae of M. domestica (20 in each set) were treated with different concentrations of ethanolic extract of A.squamosa leaves 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 3: Toxicity testing of ethanol extract of Annona squamosa leaves against M. domestica.