Mosquito repellent activity of cotton functionalized with inclusion complexes of β-cyclodextrin citrate and essential oils

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International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 5 Bio-assay of mosquito repellence-oils on β-CD CA functionalized cotton

Oil type	CdO^a			CO^a			EO^a			PO^a			LO^a			JO^a			C
Oil conc(μL/cm2)	14	16	18	14	16^b	18	14	16	18	14	16	18	14	16	18	14	16	18	Alcohol
Total mosq. (for 4 tests)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50 (for 2 tests)
Initial 3 min. exposure (mean)	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	0L	2L	2L	2L	10L
Bites after 1st hr.	0B	0B	0B	0B	0B	0B	1B	1B	1B	1B	1B	2B	0B	0B	0B	2B	2B	1B	12L, 4B
Mean M* after 24 h	12.25	12	12.5	11.5	11	11	9.75	10	10	8.5	8.25	8.75	5.75	5.75	5.25	2.25	2.75	2.75	3
Mean PT (mins)^b	150^b	160^b	150^b	140^b	135^b	135^b	120^b	120^b	120^b	60^b	60^b	60^b	210^b	210^b	210^b	23^b	20^b	30^b	15
Mean bites/landings	10.75	10.5	9.75	9.75	9.5	9.25	7.25	6.75	6.5	6.75	6.5	6.75	8.5	8.25	8.75	11.5	11.25	11.5	20
Mean R%^a	43.25^a	44.5^a	48.5^a	48.5^a	50^a	51.5^a	60^a	61.5^a	60^a	64.25^a	65.5^a	64.25^a	55^a	56^a	55^a	39.5^a	40.75^a	39.5^a	0
S.D.	2.5	2.89	3	3	3.46	3	3.46	3	3.46	2.5	2.89	2.5	2.3	2	2.3	2.89	2.5	2.89	0
Mean M%^a	49^a	48^a	50	46	44	44	39	44	40	34	33	35	23	23	21	10	10	12	12
S.D.	2.3	3.2	3.2	2.31	2.31	2	2	3.2	3.2	2.3	2	2	2	2.3	0	2.3	2.3	2.3	0
Mean M%^b	43^b	40^b	39^b	39^b	38^b	37^b	30^b	29^b	30^b	27^b	26^b	27^b	34^b	34^b	35^b	46^b	45^b	46^b	80^b

C control; L landing; M mortality; PT protection time; R repellency; B biting
^aMeans of the parameters followed by their S.Ds. are significantly different (p < 0.05, by two-way ANOVA) for all oils
^bIndicate the columns are not significantly different (p > 0.05, by two-way ANOVA) for all the oil concentrations