Concentration (ppm)

No. of live Larvae

% Alive at
24h    48 h

%Mortality at
24 h    48 h

24 h

48 h

0 (control)

0 (check)

100

200

300

400

500

20

20

20

18

16

15

08

20

20

19

15

12

9

0

100 100

100 100

100 95

90 75

80 60

75 45

40 0

0 0

0 0

0 5

10 25

20 40

25 55

60 100

The larvae of M. domestica (20 in each set) were treated with different concentrations of ethanol extract of seeds of A. squamosa 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 the ethanol extract of Annona squamosa seed against Musca domestica.