Mosquito species Plant AgNPs LC50 ± SE (mg lit-1 ) 95% Fiducial limits LC90 ± SE 95% Fiducial limits Regression equation Anopheles stephensi J. gossypifolia 5.90 ± 0.42 3.21-4.89 5.17 ± 0.99 10.69-13.71 Y=5.85+0.99X   E. tirucalli 7.21 ± 0.48 6.30-8.22 17.45 ± 1.11 15.55-20.02 Y=4.78+0.980 X   P. tithymaloides 6.26 ± 0.45 5.40-7.19 16.08 ± 1.04 14.31-18.50 Y=5.68+0.975 X   A. macrophylla 8.04 ± 0.54 7.02-9.19 19.80 ± 1.29 17.60-22.80 Y=4.76+0.920 X Aedes aegypti J. gossypifolia 3.50 ± 0.30 2.89-4.11 9.95 ± 0.69 8.78-1.60 Y=8.53 +0.960 X   E. tirucalli 3.63 ± 0.35 2.92-4.32 11.21 ± 0.82 9.88-13.05 Y=7.83 +0.978 X   P. tithymaloides 4.06 ± 0.35 3.35-4.77 11.73 ± 0.79 10.38-13.58 Y=7.83 +0.978 X   A. macrophylla 7.01 ± 0.40 6.27-7.86 14.55 ± 0.86 13.07-16.52 Y=3.29 +1.14 X Y mortality rate (significant at P<0.05 level), X concentration (significant at P<0.05 level), LC50 lethal concentration that kills 50% of the exposed larvae, LC90 lethal concentration that kills 90% of the exposed larvae, SE standard error (all values are mean of four replicates), LCL lower confidence limit, UCL upper confidence limit.

Table 2: Larvicidal activity of plant extract synthesized AgNPs against IInd instars larvae of Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi.