Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 2 Larvicidal mortalities of cinnamon oil and its nanoemulsion against Culex pipiens larvae (N = 20 larvae)

From: Synthesis and efficacy of cinnamon oil formulations and their sustainable release against common house mosquito larvae

Treatment	Ordinary form	Nanoemulsion
15.6 µg/mL	1.0 ± 0.3^b	5.40 ± 1.14^b
31.25 µg/mL	2.4 ± 0.2^c	12.0 ± 1.00^e
62.50 µg/mL	6.2 ± 0.3^d	16.2 ± 0.84^f
125 µg/mL	16.4 ± 0.2^f	20.0 ± .0^g
250 µg/mL	20.0 ± .0^g	20.0 ± .0^g
500 µg/mL	20.0 ± .0^g	20.0 ± .0^g
1000 ug/mL	20.0 ± .0^g	20.0 ± .0^g
Deltamethrin 1.7 µL/L	20.0 ± .0^g	20.0 ± .0^g
Ethyl alcohol 70%	0.4 ± 0.2^a	0.4 ± 0.2^a

Superscript of the same letter in cells of the same column indicates a non-significant effect compared to the control. Superscript of different letters in cells of the same column indicates a significant effect compared to the control (P ≤ 0.05)

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