Table 4

Feeding inhibition of An. gambiae, An. arabiensis and Cx. quinquefasciatus induced by 500 mg/m2 of each of standard repellent citronella and two extracts of Ocimum suave and Ocimum kilimandscharicum.

Test
Product
An. gambiae
(N = 100)
An. Arabiensis
(N = 100)
Cx. quinquefasciatus
(N = 100)



% Feeding
inhibition
P-
value*
%Feeding
inhibition
P-
value*
% Feeding
inhibition
P-
value*

Citronella
93
0.000
96
0.000
100
0.000
OS
88
0.012
90
0.012
100
0.000
OK
77
0.060
90
0.012
99
0.003

*The paired samples T-test was used to calculate the p-values

Kweka et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:152   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-152